Artemisia absinthium
Common name
wormwood
Family
Asteraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
NVS code
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ARTABS
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Yellow
Year naturalised
1872
Origin
Temperate Eurasia, N. Africa
Etymology
artemisia: Named after the goddess Artemis in Greek mythology (Roman Diana), who benefitted from a plant of this family so she gave it her own name.
absinthium: Latin name for wormwood