Norwegian mugwort  (Artemisia norvegica)

Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.

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Glossary

  • Perennial: plants that live for at least three seasons; after an initial period they produce flowers once a year.
  • Rhizome: rhizomes are thickened, branching, creeping storage stems. Although most rhizomes grow laterally just along or slightly below the soil's surface, some grow several inches deep. Roots grow from the underside of the rhizome, and during the growing season new growth sprouts from buds along the top. A familiar rhizome is the ginger used in cooking.
  • Vegetative reproduction (or propagation): type of asexual reproduction (reproduction without recombination of genetic material) that results in the propagation of plants using only the vegetative tissues such as leaves or stems. The resulting plant is genetically identical to the original plant. A well-known example of this is the reproduction of strawberry plants from ‘runners’.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (September 2003): http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Stace, C. (1991) The New Flora of the British Isles Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  3. UK BAP Species Action Plan (October 2003): http://www.ukbap.org.uk
  4. Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M. (1987) Flora of the British Isles: 3rd Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  5. Preston, C.D., Pearman, D.A. & Dines, T.D. (2002) New Atlas of the British and Irish Flora. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  6. Scottish Rare Plant Project. Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh (October 2003): http://www.rbge.org.uk/rbge/web/science/research/biodiversity/srpp.jsp
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