Artemisia scoparia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Artemisia |
Species: | A. scoparia
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Binomial name | |
Artemisia scoparia | |
Synonyms [3] | |
Synonymy
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Artemisia scoparia is a Eurasian species in the genus Artemisia, in the sunflower family. It is widespread across much of Eurasia from France to Japan, including China, India, Russia, Germany, Poland, central + southwest Asia, etc. [4] [5]
The English common name of Artemisia scoparia is virgate wormwood, [6] capillary wormwood, [6] or redstem wormwood. In Mandarin Chinese it is known as yīn chén (Traditional: 茵陳) and it is an important traditional Chinese medicine,[ citation needed] [7] and is considered interchangeable with Artemisia capillaris for that purpose. Its pollen can be allergenic. [8]
Artemisia scoparia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Artemisia |
Species: | A. scoparia
|
Binomial name | |
Artemisia scoparia | |
Synonyms [3] | |
Synonymy
|
Artemisia scoparia is a Eurasian species in the genus Artemisia, in the sunflower family. It is widespread across much of Eurasia from France to Japan, including China, India, Russia, Germany, Poland, central + southwest Asia, etc. [4] [5]
The English common name of Artemisia scoparia is virgate wormwood, [6] capillary wormwood, [6] or redstem wormwood. In Mandarin Chinese it is known as yīn chén (Traditional: 茵陳) and it is an important traditional Chinese medicine,[ citation needed] [7] and is considered interchangeable with Artemisia capillaris for that purpose. Its pollen can be allergenic. [8]