Asteraceae FAMILY

Artemisia maritima

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The following notes are from a report on the closely related A. absinthum, they quite possibly also apply to this species. The plant is poisonous if used in large quantities[ 20 Title Companion Planting for Successful Gardening. Publication Author Riotte. L. Publisher Garden Way, Vermont, USA. Year 1978 ISBN 0-88266-064-0 Description Fairly good. , 61 Title A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Publication Author Usher. G. Publisher Constable Year 1974 ISBN 0094579202 Description Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader. ]. Even small quantities have been known to cause nervous disorders, convulsions, insomnia etc[ 222 Title A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Publication Author Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. Year 1990 ISBN 0395467225 Description A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties. ]. Just the scent of the plant has been known to cause headaches and nervousness in some people[ 169 Title A Weavers Garden Publication Author Buchanan. R. Publisher McGraw-Hill Contemporary Year 1987 ISBN 0934026289 Description Covers all aspects of growing your own clothes, from fibre plants to dyes. ].

Botanical Description

Artemisia maritima is a strongly aromatic, herbaceous perennial plant growing from a short, usually branching, woody rootstock. The plant produces a mat of non-flowering rossettes of leaves on short branches, plus one to many, more or less woody, flowering stems 20 - 50cm tall[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope - coastal regions of the Atlantic from Norway to France ; Mediterranean from the Balkans to Turkey; Black Sea regionss of Europe and Asia

HabitatDrier parts of salt marshes, on sea walls[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ] in sand and shingle[ 190 Title The Dry Garden. Publication Author Chatto. B. Publisher Dent Year 1982 ISBN 0460045512 Description A good list of drought resistant plants with details on how to grow them. ].