▁Is les , ▁on ▁the ▁coast s ▁of ▁the ▁Balt ic , ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁Mediter rane an , ▁and ▁on ▁sal ine ▁so ils ▁in ▁Hung ary ; ▁th ence ▁it ▁extends ▁east wards , ▁covering ▁immense ▁tract s ▁in ▁Southern ▁Russia , ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁C asp ian ▁Sea ▁and ▁Central ▁Si ber ia ▁to ▁Chinese ▁Mong olia . ▁In ▁Britain ▁it ▁is ▁found ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁W ig ton ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁and ▁Aber de en ▁on ▁the ▁East ; ▁also ▁in ▁north - east ▁Ireland ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Channel ▁Islands . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁Italy , ▁on ▁the ▁Northern ▁Adri atic ▁coast . ▁ ▁The ▁plant ▁somewhat ▁res emb les ▁Ar tem is ia ▁ab sin th ium , ▁the ▁abs int he ▁w orm wood , ▁but ▁is ▁smaller . ▁The ▁st ems ▁rise ▁about ▁a ▁foot ▁or ▁ 1 8   in ches ▁in ▁height . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁twice ▁p inn atif id , ▁with ▁narrow , ▁linear ▁segments , ▁and , ▁like ▁the ▁whole ▁plant , ▁are ▁covered ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁with ▁a ▁coat ▁of ▁white ▁cot ton y ▁fib ers . ▁The ▁small , ▁ob long ▁flower ▁heads , ▁each ▁containing ▁three ▁to ▁six ▁tub ular ▁flor ets , ▁are ▁of ▁a ▁yellow ish ▁or ▁brown ish ▁t int ; ▁they ▁are ▁produced ▁in ▁August ▁and ▁September , ▁and ▁are ▁arranged ▁in ▁rac emes , ▁sometimes ▁dro op ing , ▁sometimes ▁ere ct . ▁ ▁Popular ly ▁this ▁species