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Artemisia sericea (Besser) Weber ex Stechm. trib. Anthemideae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesArtemisia sericea (Besser) Weber ex Stechm. trib. Anthemideae
BibliographyArtemis.: 16. (1775)
Native Rangee. Europe to c. Russian Far East and n. China
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude600-1600m
Descriptiongrey hirsute, basal leaves petiolate, triangular, 3-5cm, pinnatisect, terminal segments lanceolate-linear, capitula 8-10mm, hemispherical, in spicate raceme
Size20-40cm
Color
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAbsinthium grandiflorum Besser
Absinthium nitens Steven ex Besser
Absinthium sericeum Besser
Artemisia coerulescens Pall.
Artemisia holosericea Ledeb.
Artemisia nitens Steven ex Ledeb.
Territory1 Europe
     14 Eastern Europe (RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya)
     31 Russian Far East (KHA Khabarovsk)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
     36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHX Xinjiang)
     37 Mongolia
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