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 |