Artemisia vestita Wall. ex Besser, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 25 (1834) 25 1834.;
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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;
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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;
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Artemisia vestita from Zabarwan mountain, Srinagar, Kashmir: Artemisia vestita Wall. ex Bess, Nouv. Mem. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 3: 25. 1834

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.

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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


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Asteraceae Fortnight Part 2-Discoid heads: Artemisia vestita from Kashmir-GS16 :  Attachments (4).  1 post by 1 author.
Artemisia vestita Wall. ex Bess, Nouv. Mem. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 3: 25. 1834
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.


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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.


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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


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ID please 120223WZ2: 1 very high res. image.
Location: Kishtwar

The name given is tentative identification by myself.


Was it planted or wild?
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.


Than it may be

https://efloraofindia.com/2011/11/23/artemisia-vestita/

Pl. check.


Looks correct to me!



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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  GBIF (High resolution specimens) High resolution specimen

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