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Asteraceae FAMILY

Artemisia arborescens

Artemisia arborescens

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although we have seen no specific reports for this species, many members of this genus contain potentially allergenic sesquiterpene lactones that can cause skin reactions[ 407 Title BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) Publication Author Website http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief notes on a very wide range of plants that have reports of causing harm to the skin. ].

Botanical Description

Artemisia arborescens is an evergreen, aromatic, perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody, at least at the base, and can persist; the plant grows up to 100cm tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens, there are some named varieties[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeMediterranean - Portugal and Spain to Greece; Algeria to Libya; Turkey and the Levant
HabitatMaquis and forest[ 288 Title Flora of Israel Publication Author Website http://www.botanic.co.il/A/holiday/IMGMAP/PlantsNames.HTML Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A good online flora with habitats and photos. ].