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Artemisia alba

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Species of plant in family Asteraceae Not to be confused with Artemisia herba-alba.

Artemisia alba
Artemisia alba 'Canescens'
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species: A. alba
Binomial name
Artemisia alba
Turra
Synonyms

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. Its currently unrecognized subtaxon Artemisia alba 'Canescens' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:

  • 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. ^ "Artemisia alba Turra". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. "Artemisia alba 'Canescens' mugwort 'Canescens'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Artemisia alba
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