Common name
English: Dune Wormwood
Mandarin: 荒野蒿 (huang ye hao)
Portuguese: Madorneira
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Asterales (229)
Family: Asteraceae (228)(family description)
Genus: Artemisia (1)
Epithet: crithmifolia L. (1)
Synonyms: Artemisia campestris (Rouy) Cout., Artemisia gayana Besser, Artemisia lloydii Rouy, Draconia campestris (Arcang.) Soják, Oligosporus gayanus (Besser) Poljakov
campestris => growing in fields
crithmifolia => with leaves like in the genus Crithmum
gayana => in honor of Jacques Etienne Gay (1786–1864), French botanist
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Artemisia crithmifolia at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1750] Artemisia campestris - Plants For A Future