From the height, artemisia is generally lower, only about 100 centimeters, the main trunk is also relatively small, the plant's stem is dark red, while the height of mugwort ranges from 80-250 centimeters, the plant's stem is light green, in addition to the difference between the leaves of artemisia and mugwort is also very large, generally speaking, artemisia's leaves are very small, while mugwort's foliage is wide and fat, and the serrations around it are also much smaller.

Artemisia and wormwood are two different plants, because they both belong to the daisy family and look very similar, so many people will confuse them, but in fact their appearance, growth cycle, habits are different.

Artemisia Introduction

Artemisia, belonging to the family of Asteraceae, a genus of herbaceous plants, is edible, the height of 1.5-2 meters, the plant's stem is erect, the stem is cylindrical, above the multi-branched, but easy to break.

Introduction of mugwort

Mugwort is also a kind of plant in the family of Asteraceae, genus Ai, also called Artemisia absinthium, family mugwort, etc. It has a long history of cultivation in China, and has been distributed in Northeast China, North China, and East China, etc. It is used in medicine to return to the spleen, kidney, liver meridians, and is a kind of warm medicine.

Difference between artemisia and wormwood

1, height difference

From the height, artemisia will generally be lower, only about 100 centimeters, the main trunk is also relatively small, the plant's stem is a dark red, and the height of the wormwood in 80-250 centimeters ranging from the plant's stem is light green, and the main trunk The plant's stem is light green, and the main stem is slightly thicker and longer.

2, different leaf morphology

Artemisia and wormwood leaf gap is also very large, generally speaking, Artemisia's leaves are very small, and the surface has a layer of white fluffy, soft and smooth to the touch, and wormwood's foliage is wide and fat, around the serration is also much smaller.