Chinese Wormwood - introduced (*Artemisia veriotiorum)

Family: Asteraceae.

Native of South-eastern China.

Rare. A single record for Guildford area, 1996.

Identification:

• it is an erect perennial herb
• the leaves are narrow and pointed in the upper plant; leaves are lobed on the lower plant
• it has daisy flowers with all of the florets being tubular
• the flowers are reddish-yellow-brown.