Artemisia montana




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Artemisia montana (Nakai) Pampanini
Synonyms Artemisia gigantea Kitamura; Artemisia montana (Nakai) Pampanini var. shiretokoensis Ko. Ito; Artemisia opulenta Pampanini; Artemisia vulgaris L. var. indica (Willdenow) Maximovicz forma montana Nakai; Artemisia vulgaris L. var. kamtschatica Besser
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-yomogi (オオヨモギ, 大蓬 [meaning: large mugwort]), yama-yomogi (ヤマヨモギ, 山蓬 [meaning: mountain mugwort]), ezo-yomogi (エゾヨモギ, 蝦夷蓬 [meaning: Ezo mugwort (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)]), ezo-no-yuki-yomogi (エゾノユキヨモギ, 蝦夷雪蓬 [meaning: Ezo snow mugwort])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Kinki region)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China
Habitat Mountane field
Chromosomal number 2n=52
Description Plants electing 150-200cm tall. Leaves ca. 13-18cm long, ca. 6-12cm wide, petioles 2.5-3cm long. Flowers pale yellow capitulums ca. 3mm long, 2.5-3mm wide, flowering in August to September. Fruits 1.5-2mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference  Artemisia montana (Nakai) Pamp.
Artemisia montana (Nakai) Pamp. var. shiretokoensis Ko. Ito
Discovery of Globodera hypolysi from mugwort, Artemisia montana, in the east of Hokkaido
Studies on Sesquiterpenelactones. XII. Chemical Constitution of Artemisia montana (NAKAI) PAMP.
Interferon inducer, a process for producing the same and pharmaceutical composition containing the same (US Patent 4442087/1984)
Insecticide obtained from plants for use on termites (US Patent 6641827/2003)



September 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden