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Artemisia stelleriana

Artemisia stelleriana

9.9
A low plant with soft silvery leaves often grown in gardens near the coast
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Many landscapers choose Artemisia stelleriana for its drought tolerance and attractive foliage.

Examples

  • The Artemisia stelleriana in my garden thrives in dry, sandy soil and adds a silvery touch to the border.

  • Many landscapers choose Artemisia stelleriana for its drought tolerance and attractive silvery-grey foliage.

  • Known for its soft, felt-like leaves, Artemisia stelleriana is often planted along coastal areas.

  • Look at the Artemisia stelleriana!

  • The Artemisia stelleriana is beautiful.

  • Known for its soft, felt-like leaves, Artemisia stelleriana is often planted along coastal areas as an ornamental plant.

  • The Artemisia stelleriana in my garden thrives in dry, sandy soil and enhances the landscape with its unique color.

Synonyms

old woman
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  • US
2 9.9

A small plant with grey leaves often grown in gardens

has a distinct silvery grey leaf colour rather than plain grey
beach wormwood
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  • Specialized
8.0

A plant with greyish leaves that grows on sandy coasts of eastern North America and is grown in gardens

is native to the same coast rather than only found there

Surface Forms

Artemisia stelleriana singular
Artemisia stellerianas plural

Morphology

Artemisia + stelleriana

The phrase is a Linnaean binomial (genus + species): a learner who knows 'Artemisia' as a plant genus will reasonably infer that Artemisia stelleriana is a kind of Artemisia (i.e. a plant). The second element 'stelleriana' is a Latinized epithet and adds no transparent English meaning, but the genus+species pattern is cross-linguistically recognizable, so the overall referent is predictable.

Etymology

Artemisia stelleriana is a plant name made of two parts: Artemisia, a name linked to the goddess Artemis or an ancient queen, and stelleriana, which 'honors' the explorer Georg Steller who collected coastal plants. So the name helps you remember a silvery, seaside plant tied to Artemis and a sea explorer.