Artemisia alba
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| Artemisia alba | |
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| Artemisia alba 'Canescens' | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Artemisia |
| Species: | A. alba
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| Binomial name | |
| Artemisia alba | |
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Absinthium viridiflorum Besser | |
Artemisia alba, called white mugwort, white wormwood, white artemisia, or camphor southernwood, is a species of Artemisia native to Spain, France, Belgium, Italy, Sicily, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and the Balkans.[2] Its currently unrecognized subtaxon Artemisia alba 'Canescens' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]
- Artemisia alba subsp. alba
- Artemisia alba subsp. chitachensis
- Artemisia alba subsp. glabrescens (Willk.) Valdés Berm.
- Artemisia alba subsp. kabylica (Chabert) Greuter
References
[edit]- ^ Giorn. Italia Sci. Nat. 1(18): 144 (1764)
- ^ a b c "Artemisia alba Turra". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Artemisia alba 'Canescens' mugwort 'Canescens'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 October 2020.