Artemisia santonicum

Artemisia santonicum
Artemisia santonicum in Serbia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. santonicum
Binomial name
Artemisia santonicum
L. 1753
Synonyms[1]
  • Artemisia mutabilis Salisb., nom. superfl.
  • Seriphidium santonicum (L.) Soják

Artemisia santonicum (saline wormwood[2]) is a species of wormwood native to eastern Europe and western Asia, from Austria east through the Balkans, Ukraine and southern Russia to Kazakhstan, and also through Turkey to Iran.[1]

There are two subspecies, which overlap in parts of southeast Europe:[1]

  • Artemisia santonicum subsp. santonicum – in the eastern and central parts of the range
  • Artemisia santonicum subsp. patens (Neilr.) K.Perss. – in the western part of the range
  1. ^ a b c "Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  2. ^ "Saline Wormwood (Artemisia santonicum)". iNaturalist. 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2024-11-09.