Biology:Artemisia verlotiorum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Artemisia verlotiorum
Artemisia verlotiorum - Botanischer Garten Mainz IMG 5511.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. verlotiorum
Binomial name
Artemisia verlotiorum
Lamotte
Synonyms[2]
  • Artemisia verlotorum Lamotte, correct spelling according to Tropicos[1]
  • Artemisia leptostachya DC.
  • Artemisia selengensis Turcz.

Artemisia verlotiorum, the Chinese mugwort, is a species of plant in the sunflower family, widespread across much of Eurasia.[3][4]

Etymology

It is named for Jean Baptiste Verlot, who first distinguished the plant from Artemisia vulgaris in 1877 and for his brother Pierre Bernard Verlot, and is sometimes referred to as Verlot's Mugwort.[5]

Description

It has oblong reddish to brown capitula, its stems are green and the leaves broader, lighter colored and denser on the stem. The plant is more strongly and pleasantly aromatic than Artemisia vulgaris.[6] It flowers very late in the summer, but reproduces mainly by stolons, thus forming thick groups. Chinese Mugwort shares the same habitat as Artemisia vulgaris, and both are very common.

Artemisia verlotiorum is often confused with Artemisia vulgaris ("common mugwort"), which is closely related.[7]

Differences between Artemisia verlotiorum Artemisia vulgaris
Growth form rhizomes present, plant strongly stoloniferous rhizomes absent or present, plant not stoloniferous
Leaves lighter green dark green
Lobes of adult leaves lanceolate and entire ovate-lanceolate and toothed
Synflorescence green, nodding brownish, erect
Connective above anther acuminate acute
Scent aromatic not aromatic
Flowering period September–November July–September
Chromosome number 2n = 48 2n = 16

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3915744 entry