Pan India Bouquets

Artemisia gmelinii var. vestita (Wall. ex Besser) Nakai

Family : Asteraceae
(Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Asteraceae
Synonym(s) : Artemisia potentillifolia H.Lév.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Artemisia vestita Wall. ex Besser
Common name : Russian Wormwood
Vernacular name : Buer, Drubsha, Seski (Hindi)
Habit : Subshrub
Habitat : Hills, rocky slopes, grasslands, shrublands, outer forest margins; 2000 - 4300 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Artemisia vestita is used in anti-inflammatory and antifebrile medicines.
Flower, Fruit : August-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : China, India, Manchuria, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Pakistan to China and North India
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 150
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Artemisia gmelinii var. vestita. Downloaded on 27 September 2023.