Artemisia abrotanum
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Artemisia abrotanum L.
| Order | Asterales |
|---|---|
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Genus | Artemisia |
2n = 18
Origin : unknown
naturalized and cultivated
| English | {{{english}}} |
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| French | {{{french}}} |
- herb: culinary herb
- beverage: ingredient for liquors
- medicinal
Description
Popular names
| English | southern wood, slovenwood |
| French | aurone |
| German | Eberraute, Eberreis, Stabwurz |
| Dutch | citroenkruid |
| Spanish | abrótano |
| Portuguese | abrótano |
| Italian | abròtano, erba reale |
Classification
Artemisia abrotanum L. (1753)
Cultivars
History
Known in Europe since Antiquity. Following Pliny (habrotonum, 21, 160) and Dioscoridis (habrotonon, 3, 24), apothecaries used to qualify it as male, the female being Santolina chamaecyparissus L.
Uses
See Cazin (1868)
Artemisia abrotanum Linn. Compositae. OLD MAN. SOUTHERNWOOD. Europe and temperate Asia. This artemisia forms an ingredient, says Lindley, in some continental beers.