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'Silver Mound' Wormwood

Artemisia schmidtiana 'Silver Mound'

Photo by HeatherMiller
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Field Notes

Description:

I called this plant the "fuzzy plant" because it looked fuzzy and soft. It is a perennial and despite its name, doesn't seem to have any wood.

Notes:

Thanks for the ID help/correction. Great comment!

Species ID Suggestions

sweet wormwood

Artemesia annua

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shebebusynow
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'Silver Mound' artemisia

Artemisia schmidtiana

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AnnaWhipkey
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Comments (1)
shebebusynow
This annual plant is the source of a promising drug to treat malaria and was used in China for that and other medicinal purposes. Its woodier cousin, Artemesia absinthium, was used to treat intestinal worms, hence its name; it is also used to make the drink Absinthe, and is the source of the name Vermouth. That wormwood is notoriously bitter, hence the name "sweet" for this one.
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PublishedJune 26, 2011

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