Artemisia lancea




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Artemisia lancea Vaniot
Synonyms Artemisia feddei H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Artemisia lavandulifolia de Candolle var. lancea (Vaniot) Pampanini; Artemisia minutiflora Nakai
Common name (Japanese common name) hime yomogi (ヒメヨモギ, 姫蓬 [meaning: dwarf mugwort])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan
Habitat Field
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing 1-1.2m tall. Leaves 3-7cm long, 3-6.5cm wide. Flowers head 2mm long, 1mm wide, flowering in August to October. Fruits 1.1mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Artemisia lancea Vaniot
Artemisia lancea Van.
Inhibition of abnormal accumulation of extra-cellular matrices (US Patent 6068845/2000)



August 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
August 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
August 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden