Artemisia stelleriana
| Artemisia stelleriana | |
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| Coastal Mitigation Nursery Craigville Massachusetts USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Artemisia |
| Species: | A. stelleriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Artemisia stelleriana Besser | |
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Artemisia stelleriana is an Asian and North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to Japan, China (Heixiazi Island in Heilongjiang Province) the Russian Far East (Sakhalin, Kuril Islands, Yakutia, Kamchatka Peninsula), and the Aleutian Islands in the United States.[1][2][3] The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in scattered locations in North America, primarily on coastal dunes and other sandy locations, as well as in Scandinavia.[4][5][6] Common names include hoary mugwort,[7] Dusty Miller, beach wormwood,[8] and oldwoman.[1]
Description
The plants have pale-green leaves, which are covered on both surfaces with woolly hairs. The yellow flowers grow in tall clusters and bloom from July to late August.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas". Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Boreal Forest, Shrubs of the World, Artemisia stelleriana, Dusty Miller, "Beach Wormwood"". Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ↑ Ornamental Plants From Russia And Adjacent States Of The Former Soviet Union, Artemisia stelleriana Besser Dusty miller, old woman, beach wormwood
- ↑ Flora of North America Beach wormwood, armoise de Steller, Artemisia stelleriana Besser, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou. 3: 79, plate 5. 1834.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- ↑ Den virtuella floran, Sandmalört Artemisia stelleriana Besser in Swedish
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "Weston Nurseries, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA, Artemisia stelleriana 'Silver Brocade'". Retrieved June 16, 2012.
