Chinese Wormwood

Chinese Wormwood
English Common Name
Chinese Wormwood
Scientific name
Crossostephium chinense
Taxonomy
Order: Asterales, Family: Asteraceae
Size
20 cm – 30 cm
Species Distribution
Okinawa Islands, Daito Islands, Miyako Islands, Yaeyama Islands, Akuseki Island, Amami Islands, Iwo Island, Taiwan, Southern China, and the Philippines
Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species: Vulnerable
Japan Red List of Threatened Species: Vulnerable
This plant grows on limestone on coast where sea spray reaches. Habitat loss caused by coastal development is a concern today.

Updated July 2018

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