Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Scientific name Artemisia stelleriana | Order Asterales Genus Artemisia Rank Species | |
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Similar Artemisia schmidtiana, Artemisia ludoviciana, Artemisia lactiflora, Artemisia pontica, Artemisia campestris | ||
Artemisia stelleriana is an Asian and North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to China (Heixiazi Island in Heilongjiang Province), Japan, Korea, Russian Far East (Sakhalin, Kuril Islands, Yakutia, Kamchatka Peninsula), and the Aleutian Islands in the United States. 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. Common names include hoary mugwort, Dusty Miller, beach wormwood, and oldwoman.
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.
References
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