Artemisia afra

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Artemisia afra
African wormwood
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Artemisia
Species:	A. afra
Binomial name
Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd.
Synonyms[1]
Absinthium ponticum (L.) Garsault Absinthium tenuifolium Gaterau Artemisia altaica Desf. Artemisia balsamita Willd. Artemisia grandiflora Fisch. ex Herder Artemisia pallida Salisb. Artemisia pontica Burm.f. Artemisia pseudopontica Schur Artemisia tenuifolia Moench

Artemisia afra, the African wormwood,^[4] is a common species of the genus Artemisia in Africa, with a wide distribution from South Africa, to areas reaching to the North and East, as far north as Ethiopia.^[2]