Artemisia biennis Willd.

 
  • 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 armeniaca Willd. ex Ledeb.; Artemisia australis Ehrh. ex DC.; Artemisia biennis var. diffusa Dorn; Artemisia hispanica Jacq.; Artemisia inconspicua Spreng.; Artemisia jacquinii Raeusch.; Artemisia pinnatifida Jacquem. ex DC.; Artemisia pyromacha Viv.; Artemisia tournefortiana Rchb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Artemisia biennis Willd.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : subalipine regions of Himalayas; 2000 - 3000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Grows in sandy-clay soils along field borders and cultivated fields as a weed. This species can easily be distinguished by its Amaranthus like inflorescence.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : East Europe to Mongolia and Pakistan, North India, North America
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Tropics of the World
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 149
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Artemisia biennis. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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