Artemisia vestita Wall. ex Besser, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 25 (1834) 25 1834.; . Pakistan to Mongolia and China: China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Manchuria, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang as per POWO; . China (Gansu, NW-Guangxi, Guizhou, N-Hubei, Liaoning, Qinghai, W-Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan), Tibet, Jammu & Kashmir (Ladakh, Kashmir), India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Pakistan (Chitral, Swat, N.W.Frontier Prov., Salt Range, Pakistani Punjab, Hazara), Pakistani Kashmir (Gilgit, Baltistan, Hunza, Astor) as per CoL; .
Erect shrubby perennial up to 2 m tall with grooved stems; leaves twice pinnately cut, fern-like, upper surface softly hairy, lower white hairy; heads nodding in long compound hairy racemes, 6-10 flowered, bracts oblong membranous; fruit smooth shining. Common in Kashmir valley at lower altitudes on exposed hilly slopes. Photographed in August from zabarwan slopes above Cheshmashahi and from Dachhigam Forest. .  Artemisia sp. from Paddar valley J&K. 110112 SRANA 02: Kindly validate the ID Botanical name: Artemisia vestita Family: Compositae Location: Paddar valley J&K. Altitude: 2100 meters asl Plant is used by locals as a Folk medicine. I think yes. Artemisia vestita . Asteraceae Fortnight Part 2-Discoid heads: Artemisia vestita from Kashmir-GS16: Attachments (4). 1 post by 1 author. . Id request for this plant found in kashmir valley: 1 high resolution image. I hope Artemisia I think it may be Artemisia vestita Wall. ex Besser as per images and details herein. .      SK 3154 20 November 2021: 5 very high res. images. Location: Jumla, West Nepal Altitude: 2561m. Date: 18 August 2021 Habit : Wild Artemisia …??? Artemisia vestita Wall. ex Besser ?? Yes, it appears close to the images at Artemisia vestita Wall. ex Besser .
Was it planted or wild? Pl. also check https://efloraofindia.com/2011/11/23/artemisia-vestita/ Artemisia afra is possible if it was cultivated as per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_afra https://pza.sanbi.org/artemisia-afra Detailed flowering/ fruiting images may further help. This plant grows in wild. Looks correct to me! . ID JK 17: 1 image. Another twig Please check Artemisia vestita Wall. ex Besser Leaves look alright for A. vestita but heads look different. Yes, appears close to images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/11/23/artemisia-vestita/ Flowers may be from some other species. . References: POWO Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 GBIF (High resolution specimens) High resolution specimen |
Artemisia vestita
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