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Artemisia umbelliformis

Artemisia umbelliformis
Artemisia umbelliformis.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species: A. umbelliformis
Binomial name
Artemisia umbelliformis
Lam., 1783

Artemisia umbelliformis also known as white genepì and genepì blanco is a small herb belonging to the Asteraceae family.

It is sought for the production of liquor Génépi. The leaves are used in the preparation of a tea and are sometimes also used as a condiment.

In Italy this species can hybridize easily with Artemisia genipi Weber, Artemisia glacialis L., Artemisia nitida Bertol., and Artemisia lanata Willd .. Other interspecific hybrids:


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