Artemisia Spp.

Zohara Yaniv, Nativ Dudai, Uriel Bachrach

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

Artemisia is a large, diverse genus of plants with between 200 and 400 species belonging to the daisy family Asteraceae. It comprises hardy herbs and shrubs known for their volatile oils. They grow in temperate climates of the Northern and Southern hemispheres, usually in dry or semidry habitats. The fern-like leaves of many species are covered with white hairs. Some botanists split the genus into several genera, but DNA analysis (Watson et al. 2002)does not support the existence of the genera Crossostephium, Filifolium, Neopallasia, Seriphidium, and Sphaeromeria; three other segregated genera-Stilnolepis, Elachanthemum, and Kaschgaria-are maintained by this evidence.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGenetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement
Subtitle of host publicationMedicinal Plants
PublisherCRC Press
Pages327-352
Number of pages26
Volume6
ISBN (Electronic)9781420073867
ISBN (Print)9781420073843
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2011

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2012 by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Artemisia Spp.'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this