| Chinese Mugwort | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Artemisia |
| Species: | A. verlotiorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Artemisia verlotiorum Lamotte |
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Artemisia verlotiorum (Chinese Mugwort) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which is native to East Asia - Kamchatka, North Japan and China. It is an invasive weed, widespread in Europe, North Africa, Central and East Asia.
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It is named for J.B. Verlot, who first distinguished the plant from Artemisia vulgaris in 1877, and is sometimes referred to as Verlot's Mugwort.[1]
It has oblong reddish to brown capitula, its stems are green and the leaves broader, lighter colored and denser on the stem. The plant is more strongly and pleasantly aromatic than Artemisia vulgaris.[2] It flowers very late in the summer, but reproduces mainly by stolons, thus forming thick groups. Chinese Mugwort shares the same habitat as Common Mugwort, and both are very common.
Artemisia verlotiorum is often confused with Common Mugwort, which is closely related.[3]
| Differences between | Artemisia verlotiorum | Artemisia vulgaris |
| Growth form | rhizoms present, plant strongly stoloniferous | rhizoms absent or present, plant not stoloniferous |
| Leaves | lighter green | dark green |
| Lobes of adult leaves | lanceolate and entire | ovate-lanceolate and toothed |
| Synflorescence | green, nodding | brownish, erect |
| Connective above anther | acuminate | acute |
| Scent | aromatic | not aromatic |
| Flowering period | September–November | July–September |
| Chromosome number | 2n = 48 | 2n = 16 |