Artemisia orientalixizangensis
Artemisia orientalixizangensis is a rare Tibetan species of plants in the sunflower family. It is found only in eastern and southeastern Tibet.[2]
| Artemisia orientalixizangensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Artemisia |
| Species: | A. orientalixizangensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Artemisia orientalixizangensis Y.-R. Ling & Humphries | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Artemisia orientali-xizangensis Y.-R. Ling & Humphries, alternate spelling | |
Artemisia orientalixizangensis is a perennial herb up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. Inflorescence is a tall, narrow, spike-like panicle of small flower heads. The plant grows on slopes and roadsides at mid-elevations in the mountains.
The epithet "orientalixizangensis" is from Latin "orientalis" meaning "eastern"[3] and "Xizang," the Chinese name for Tibet.[4]
References
- Tropicos, Artemisia orientalixizangensis Y.-R. Ling & Humphries
- Flora of China, 昌都蒿 chang du hao, Artemisia orientalixizangensis Y. R. Ling & Humphries
- Online Etymology Dictionary
- "Chinese Business World, Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region". Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
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