Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kit.

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Artemisia// Species: Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kit.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin, Persson and Gutermann in Tutin et al., 1976) and Flora SR Srbije VII (Gajić in Josifović, 1975).

Lifeform:  Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Eurasia and North Africa- Egypt according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Disturbed ground- roadsides, railroads, in and near settlements and other ruderal areas.

Flowering period: Fall: SEP- OCT.

References:

Artemisia L. Tutin, T. G., Persson, K. and Gutermann, W. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 178 – 186.

Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kit. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:180092-1 [Accessed 14.09.2022].

Rod Artemisia L. Gajić, M. in Josifović, M. (1975). Flora SR Srbije VII. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd, pp. 121-129.