形態特徵

• Subshrubs, 40–120 cm or more tall, strongly aromatic, gray or yellowish sericeous pubescent, or sometimes glabrescent.
• Basal leaves rosulate, petiole of basal or lowermost leaves 0.3–0.7 cm long, yellowish or gray pubescent, glabrescent, blade ovate or ovate-elliptic, 2–4(–5)×1.5–3.5 cm, 2(–3)-pinnatisect, segments 2 or 3 (or 4) pairs, ultimate lobes narrowly linear or linear-lanceolate, 5–10×0.5–1.5(–2) cm; uppermost leaves and leafy bracts 5- or 3-sect.
• Heads ovoid or subglobose, numerous, 1–1.5(–2) mm in diam., inflorescences panicles. Outer florets 6–10. Central florets 3–7.
• Achenes oblong or oblong-ovoid.
• Chromosome number, 2n = 36 (Peng & Hsu, 1978). <li><i>Artemisia capillaries</i> contains chlorogenic acid and capillarin. It has been used as an antiphlogistic drug and is well known for reducing SCGP of hepatitis, promoting urine and curing hepatitis and cholecystitis. </li>

物候

Fl. and fr. Jul-Oct.

分布

• 台灣 : widely distributed: seasides, humid slopes, hills, terraces, roadsides, and river banks.
• 世界 : China, Korea, Japan, the Ryukyus and the Philippines.

引證標本

TAIPEI: Shihmen, Hu s. n. 1986; Keelungyu, Wang s. n. 1991. ILAN: Nanhutashan, Liou 580. TAOYUAN: Tachi, Peng 13493. HSINCHU: Lienhuassu, Yang 4904; Chutung, Leu 535. TAICHUNG: Wuling, Peng 12084; Hoping, Shen 434. NANTOU: Hsinyi, Leu 1153; Chingjing Farm, Peng 6092. CHIAYI: Tatachia, Peng 8948. PENGHU: Fengkuei, Chen 705; Tahsi, Chen 114. PINGTUNG: Wutai, Peng 10189; Manchou, Lin 2676. TAITUNG: Haituan, Peng 11855. HUALIEN: Yenhai, Peng 13057; Tienhsiang, Peng 11326.

參考文獻

• PENG, Ching-I & CHUNG, Kuo-Fang; LI, Hui-Lin, Flora of Taiwan, second edition 4: 837. 1998.  (Fl. Taiwan 2nd edit., 台灣植物誌第二版)