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 on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Nov. 15. Reference page.

Tropicos.org 2017. Artemisia absinthium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. 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 on the internet. 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