Artemisia annua
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
Flower colours
Yellow
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic family
No
Other information
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.
annua: From the Latin annuus ‘year’, referring to a plant which completes its life cycle in a single year