Artemisia tournefortiana Rchb., Iconogr. Bot. Exot. 1: 6 (1824) (syn: Artemisia armeniaca Willd. ex Ledeb. ; Artemisia hispanica Jacq. ; Artemisia pyromacha Viv. );
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Kindly help ID this Asteraceae member from Srinagar: 8 images.
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Could it be Artemisia indica ?
On crushing the leaves I found them to be aromatic though they they do not smell as strongly as wormwood also a common weed here.
Also unlike wormwood (A.absinthium) it is an annual and the leaves too are not bitter in taste.
In my previous post I had wrongly written that there are only disc florets. I have since come upon a paper regarding closely related A.annua:
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I think looks different from images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2015/01/13/artemisia-indica/
Also could not find a match as per comparative images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/07/artemisia/
One more photo:
Magnified view of a Capitulum. Thick bifid styles of outer ( Pistillate, Ray florets?) are prominent. Styles of inner (hermaphrodite disc florets?) not prominent.
Photo taken today only on 18th September
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What are the species listed in Srinagar ?
… might guide us in this matter as he has done considerable work on Srinagar flora.
This looks like Ambrosia artemisiifolia, a naturalized species in India.
Leaves are very similar but the following features are puzzling when when I do an image search for Ambrosia artemisiifolia on Google
… has posted A.artemisiifolia from Canada in October 2019 on EFI so he could kindly shed more light on this.
Please check Artemisia tournefortiana Rchb. !
Request opinion from experts in the field.
This is Artemisia tournefortiana Rchb., a common weedy annual.
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Artemisia tournefortiana From Srinagar: 3 images.
Am posting three photos of Artemesia tournefortiana Rchb.; growing on the side of a path in Rawathpora Srinagar.
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Please see other possibilities, altitude seems lower for this species (2500 to 4000 m)
Again thanks for your very interesting observation.
I noticed three pairs of linear 2mm long stipule like structures on the bases of the petioles arising from the adaxial side ( See Photo). One of them seems to be further divided into two.
Would request opinion of experts to confirm if they are stipules and would they be helpful in confirming its ID as A.tournefortiana.
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Photo of a leaf showing stipule like structures at base of petiole not seen in FOC illustration
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BSI mentions stem as white to dull purple but here it is light green with dark green streaks (see Photo). It also gives the altitude as 2500-4000m (Srinagar alt is 1600meters asl) as was also pointed out by …
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life BSI Flora of India Flora of China FOC illustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal Useful Tropical Plants