Artemisia macrocephala Jacquem. ex Besser

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Synonym(s) : Artemisia akbaitalensis O.Fedtsch.; Artemisia griffithiana Boiss.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Artemisia macrocephala Jacquem. ex Besser
  • Common name : Large-Flowered Wormwood
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kaadu davana (Kannada)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Steppes, hills, waste areas, dry places, sandy and grassy slopes near streams and glaciers; 1500 - 5500 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, Altay, China, India, Inner Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Tuva, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan to South-West Siberia and North China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 150
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Artemisia macrocephala. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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