Beach Wormwood (Artemisia stelleriana)

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

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Mid summer. Form: Spreading or horizontal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring rice dumplings. — The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings.

Habitat & North American Range

Sand dunes and coastal cliffs, C. and N. Japan. Naturalized on sand near Marazion in Cornwall. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)