Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Artemisia L., Sp. Pl. 845-850 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
Wormwood
Description
Annual, biennial or perennial herbs or shrubs, taprooted or rhizomatous. Lvs usually pinnately divided, alternate. Capitula in terminal, pedunculate panicles, racemes or corymbs; involucral bracts in few rows, with membranous margins. Receptacle flat to hemispheric; scales 0, but pilose hairs sometimes present. Outer florets ♀ or ☿, tubular, brown, red, or yellow; inner florets ☿ or ♂, tubular. Achenes all similar, obovoid, subterete or flattened, smooth, faintly striate, or 2-ribbed; pappus 0 or a small scarious ring.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 3 |
| Exotic: Casual | 4 |
| Total | 7 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
