Chinese Mugwort - Artemisia verlotiorum
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Chinese Mugwort - Artemisia verlotiorum | dylan | Bristol | 7 Nov 2023, 3:23 p.m. | 28 Oct 2023, 4:19 p.m. | |
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Chinese Mugwort - Artemisia verlotiorum | dylan | Bristol | 7 Nov 2023, 3:23 p.m. | 28 Oct 2023, 4:19 p.m. | |
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Chinese Mugwort - Artemisia verlotiorum | dylan | Bristol | 7 Nov 2023, 3:23 p.m. | 28 Oct 2023, 4:19 p.m. | |
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Chinese Mugwort - Artemisia verlotiorum | dylan | Bristol | 7 Nov 2023, 3:23 p.m. | 28 Oct 2023, 4:19 p.m. |
Species Description
Widespread and scattered throughout the UK but patchy. Most common around the London area. Growing habit: Rhizomatous Perennial. Height: Up to 1.5 m. Flowers: October to December.
Stace 4:
Artemisia verlotiorum Lamotte - Chinese Mugwort.
Rhizomatous perennial to 1.5m; differs from A. vulgaris in leaves darker on upperside with closer network of veins visible in fresh state; inflorescence more leafy; 2n=50, 52. Neophyte-naturalised; since 1908 in similar places to A. vulgaris; frequent in London area, especially near R. Thames, very scattered elsewhere in Britain North to Morray, Guernsey; China.
Key:
- Most or all leaves deeply divided
- Stems herbaceous, or woody only near base
- Capitula normally >10; stems >10cm
- Perennial with strong underground portion and non-flowering shoots
- Mature leaves glabrous or subglabrous on upperside (beware mildew)
- Most or all leaf-lobes >2mm wide; plant aromatic, at least when fresh; achenes produced by all flowers
- Plant strongly rhizomatous ; terminal untoothed portion of middle stem-leaves usually >3cm; stem with central (white) pith region occupying about 1/3 of total (white + green) pith diameter; flowers October to December.