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
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

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

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  1. ^ Tropicos, Artemisia orientalixizangensis Y.-R. Ling & Humphries
  2. ^ Flora of China, 昌都蒿 chang du hao, Artemisia orientalixizangensis Y. R. Ling & Humphries
  3. ^ Online Etymology Dictionary
  4. ^ "Chinese Business World, Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region". Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-05-25.