Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Asteraceae | Genus: Artemisia | Species: Artemisia maritima L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Artemisia brevifolia, Artemisia kurramensis | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Sea wormwood, Old woman | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Wormseed | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Laibikngou Manbi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 1500-2100 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Pappus the ripe fruits are not crowned by a tuft of hairs |
| Habitat | Occurs in shallow, rocky and poorly drained soils | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Nepal, Baluchistan and Afganistan | Bark Details | Whole plant are covered on both sides with a coat of white cottony fibers |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | A deciduous Shrub growing to 0.6 m (2ft). | Leaf Details | The leaves which are also whitish on both sides from the same reason are about 3 inches long by 1 1/2 broad and the segments being narrow (linear) and blunt |
