Artemisia maritima

Artemisia maritima L.

Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae
Genus	Artemisia

2n =

Origin : seashore of western Europe

wild and cultivated

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Description

Popular names

• English:

French

armoise maritime, absinthe maritime

Classification

Artemisia maritima L. (1753)

This species is part of a large group which includes Artemisia vallesiaca.

Uses

Artemisia maritima Linn. WORM-SEED. Caucasian region, Siberia and Europe. It is a bitter tonic and aromatic. It was formerly used to make a conserve with sugar .

Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919.

Links

• Grieve's Herbal 1931: wormwoods
• IPNI
• Plants for a Future