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| September 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Artemisia stelleriana Besser |
| Synonyms | none |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) shiro-yomogi (シロヨモギ, 白蓬 [meaning: white mugwort]) |
| (English common name) beach wormwood, dusty miller, oldwoman | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (Japan Sea side: north of Niigata Prefecture, Pacific Ocean side: north of Ibaraki Prefecture) |
| (Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China | |
| Habitat | Sand beach |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=18 |
| Description | Plants electing 20-60cm tall. Leaves 3-9cm long (including petioles). Flowers capitulums ca. 7mm long, 8-10mm wide, flowering in August to October. Fruits 3mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Artemisia stelleriana Besser |
| Artemisia stelleriana Besser | |
| Artemisia stelleriana Besser | |
| Interferon inducer, a process for producing the same and pharmaceutical composition containing the same (US Patent 4442087/1984) | |
| Individualized trichomes and products employing same (WIPO Patent WO/2006/137041) | |
| Antimicrobial and antiinflammatory composition (WIPO Patent WO/2007/004952) | |
| Note | Naturalized in Canada and USA. |
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| September 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
