Artemisia persica Boiss.

 
  • 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 persica var. subspinescens (Boiss.) Boiss.; Artemisia subspinescens Boiss.; Artemisia togusbulakensis Fedtsch.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Artemisia persica Boiss.
  • Habit : Subshrub
  • Habitat : Rocky slopes, sandy beaches; 2900 - 4000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The plant is strongly scented and used as a tonic, febrifuge and vermifuge.
  • Key identification features : Branchlets not spine-tipped
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Myanmar, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Iran to Central Asia and West Qinghai, North India
  • 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 persica. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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