Artemisia smithii Mattf.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Artemisia

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, 15-60 cm tall, rhizomatous, often not branched; most parts gray sericeous-pubescent. Basal leaves in dense rosette; petiole 6-7(-15) cm; leaf blade elliptic-ovate or oblong, 7-12 × 5-6 cm, 1-or 2-pinnatipartite; segments (3 or)4-6 pairs; distal and lateral lobes obovate, 2-4 × 1-3 cm, divided; lobules lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, rarely ovate-lanceolate, 10-15 × 3-5 mm; basal lobes entire; rachis with 3-4 mm wide wing. Lower and middle stem leaves: petiole 1-3 cm; leaves few, oblong or oblong-elliptic, 2.5-5(-6) × 1.5-3.5(-4) cm, pinnatisect; segments 3 or 4 pairs; lobes lanceolate, linear-lanceolate, or oblanceolate, 10-30(-35) × 2-3 mm. Uppermost leaves and leaflike bracts lanceolate or oblanceolate, 30-50 × 2-4 mm. Synflorescence a simple erect raceme, to 35 cm. Capitula nodding; peduncles 3-10 mm. Involucre hemispheric, 6-10 mm in diam.; phyllaries densely yellowish pubescent. Marginal female florets 10-16. Disk florets 50-60, bisexual; corolla limb purple. Achene obovoid or oblong. Fl. and fr. Jul-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.6
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Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Artemisia smithii world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:180124-1
WFO ID wfo-0000068871
COL ID GWX6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Artemisia smithii f. smithii Artemisia smithii var. smithii Artemisia smithii