Red-stem Mugwort (Artemisia rubripes)

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Artemisia rubripes is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.8 m (6ft). It is in flower from August to October, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - cooked. — Young leaves - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Waste areas, grassy slopes, forest steppe, shrublands, roadsides, river banks, meadows and forests from low elevations to 1200 metres in China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)