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Artemisia schmidtiana 'Silver Mound'
I called this plant the "fuzzy plant" because it looked fuzzy and soft. It is a perennial and despite its name, doesn't seem to have any wood.
Thanks for the ID help/correction. Great comment!
This annual plant is the source of a promising drug to treat malaria and was used in China for that and other medicinal purposes. Its woodier cousin, Artemesia absinthium, was used to treat intestinal worms, hence its name; it is also used to make the drink Absinthe, and is the source of the name Vermouth. That wormwood is notoriously bitter, hence the name "sweet" for this one.
Spotted on Jun 25, 2011
Submitted on Jun 26, 2011
