Artemisia absinthium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Anthemideae
Subtribus: Artemisiinae
Genus: Artemisia
Subgenus: Artemisia subg. Absinthium
Species: Artemisia absinthium

Name

Artemisia absinthium L., Sp. Pl. 2: 848 (1753).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Absinthium bipedale Gilib., Fl. Lit. Inch. 1: 174 (1782).
- Absinthium majus Garsault, Fig. Pl. Méd. 2: t. 121 (1764).
- Absinthium officinale Brot., Fl. Lusit. 1: 357 (1804).
- Absinthium vulgare Lam., Fl. Franç. 2: 45 (1779).
- Artemisia absinthia St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 119 (1880).
- Artemisia albida Willd. ex Ledeb., Fl. Ross. 2: 566 (1845).
- Artemisia baldaccii Degen, Magyar Bot. Lapok 7: 102 (1908).
- Artemisia doonense Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 1: 250 (1838).
- Artemisia inodora Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.° 16 (1768).
- Artemisia kulbadica Boiss. & Buhse, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 120 (1860).
- Artemisia pendula Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 191 (1796).
- Artemisia rehan Chiov., Monogr. Rapp. Colon. 24: 33 (1912).
  - Artemisia arborescens f. rehan (Chiov.) Chiov., L.A.di Savoia-Aosta, Esplor. Uabi-Uebi Scebeli: 417 (1932).
- Artemisia rhaetica Brügger, Jahresber. Naturf. Ges. Graubündens, n.s., 29: 120 (1884-1885 publ. 1886).
- Artemisia absinthium var. insipida Stechm., Artemis.: 16 (1775).
- Artemisia arborescens var. cupaniana Chiov., L.A.di Savoia-Aosta, Esplor. Uabi-Uebi Scebeli: 417 (1932).

Hybrids

A. × albertii – A. × burnatii – A. × christii – A. × gayeriana – A. × wolfii

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Buryatiya, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, West Siberia.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, China North-Central, Qinghai, China Southeast, Tibet, Xinjiang.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - Chatham Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Subarctic America
  - Greenland.
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California, Utah.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, District of Columbia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Guatemala, Honduras.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Juan Fernández Islands, Paraguay, Uruguay.
Note: Grey script indicates introduced occurrences.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 848. Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Artemisia absinthium. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 15 2017.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Artemisia absinthium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Nov. 15. Reference page.

Tropicos.org 2017. Artemisia absinthium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Nov. 2017.
Hassler, M. 2017. Artemisia absinthium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Nov 15. Reference page.
Tela Botanica (ed.) 2000 onwards: Tela Botanica. Le réseau de la botanique francophone. eFlore. Artemisia absinthium. Association Tela Botanica, Montpellier, France. Accessed: 2012 Aug 08.
USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile

Vernacular names

aragonés: Ixenzo
čeština: pelyněk pravý
Deutsch: Wermut
English: Wormwood
español: Ajenjo
eesti: Koirohi
euskara: Asentsio
suomi: Koiruoho
Nordfriisk: Weremk
français: Grande absinthe
galego: Asente
magyar: Fehér üröm
հայերեն: Ափսինթ
italiano: Assenzio maggiore
日本語: ニガヨモギ
македонски: Пелин
norsk nynorsk: Malurt
norsk: Malurt
polski: Bylica piołun
русский: Полынь горькая
svenska: Malört
Türkçe: Pelin otu
українська: Полин гіркий