Artemisia japonica




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Artemisia japonica Thunberg
Synonyms Artemisia parviflora Roxburgh ex D. Don; Artemisia cuneifolia de Candolle; Artemisia japonica Thunberg var. parviflora (Roxburgh ex D. Don) Pampanini; Oligosporus japonicus (Thunberg) Poljakov; Oligosporus parviflorus (Buchanan-Hamilton ex Roxburgh) Poljakov
Common name (Japanese common name) otoko yomogi (オトコヨモギ, 牡蓬 [meaning: male mugwort])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan
Habitat Field, forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=18, 36, 37
Description Plants electing 40-100cm tall. Leaves 3.5-8cm long, 8-30mm wide. Flowers head 2mm long, 1.5mm wide, pedicels 0.5-3mm long, flowering in August to November. Fruits 0.8mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference  Artemisia japonica Thunb.
Artemisia japonica Thunb.
Insecticidal or insect behaviorally active preparations from aromatic plants (US Patent 5591435/1997)
Composition and method for treating or preventing white spot syndrome virus (WIPO Patent WO/2007/139337)



September 2006
at lowland field
September 2006
at lowland field
September 2006
at lowland field



October 2007
at lowland field
September 2006
at lowland field