Artemisia absinthium

Artemisia absinthium

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: A. subg. Artemisia
Sectio: A. sect. 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, 2nd 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.
• The Plant List 2013. Artemisia absinthium in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Nov. 15.

• 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

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

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