Claim · model-written summary
Camphor became more abundant in late summer and fall.
- Taxon
- Artemisia californica
Artemisia californicae1 - Outcome
- camphore0
- Direction
- more abundante0
- Qualifier
- late summer and falle0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingValue
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Verbatim
e0“camphor becomes more abundant in late summer and fall.”
e1“Artemisia californica”
Title
Toxic Terpenes from Artemisia Californica
J. Pat Halligan Ecology 1975. doi:10.2307/1936312
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation Five terpenoids occurred in major amounts in Artemisia oil.
- Observation Camphor was the most toxic major terpenoid.
- Observation Artemisia ketone was the least toxic.
- Observation Minor terpenoids included beta-pinene, borneol, and caryophyllene.
- Observation Minor terpenoids were intermediate in toxicity.
- Observation Essential oil amount and composition varied seasonally.
- Observation More oil was extractable in fall than winter.
- Observation Isothujone largely replaced alpha-thujone in late summer and fall.
- Observation Soil and litter in stands contained many of the same volatiles as foliage.