Biology:Artemisia alba

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Artemisia

Artemisia alba
Artemisia alba Canescens.jpg
Artemisia alba 'Canescens'
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. alba
Binomial name
Artemisia alba
Turra[1]
Synonyms[2]

Absinthium viridiflorum Besser

Artemisia alba, called white mugwort, white wormwood, white artemisia, or camphor southernwood, is a species of Artemisia native to Spain, France, Belgium, Italy, Sicily, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and the Balkans.[2] Its currently unrecognized subtaxon Artemisia alba 'Canescens' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Artemisia alba subsp. alba
  • Artemisia alba subsp. chitachensis
  • Artemisia alba subsp. glabrescens (Willk.) Valdés Berm.
  • Artemisia alba subsp. kabylica (Chabert) Greuter

References

  1. Giorn. Italia Sci. Nat. 1(18): 144 (1764)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Artemisia alba Turra". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60464254-2. 
  3. "Artemisia alba 'Canescens' mugwort 'Canescens'". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/90237/i-Artemisia-alba-i-Canescens/Details. Retrieved 5 October 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q669023 entry