Species
Artemisia absinthium
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
Common Name(s)
wormwood
Family
Asteraceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
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The
National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Herbs - Composites
Flower Colours
Yellow
Year Naturalised
1872
Origin
Temperate Eurasia, N. Africa
This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010