Artemisia vulgaris

This article is about the plant most often known as mugwort in the British Isles. For similar species and uses, see Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. vulgaris
Binomial name
Artemisia vulgaris
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Absinthium vulgare (L.) Dulac
  • Artemisia affinis Hassk.
  • Artemisia apetala hort.pest. ex Steud.
  • Artemisia coarctata Forselles
  • Artemisia eriophora Schltdl. ex Ledeb.
  • Artemisia heyneana Wall.
  • Artemisia ibukijomogi Siebold
  • Artemisia jaxartica Poljakov
  • Artemisia officinalis Gaterau
  • Artemisia opulenta Pamp.
  • Artemisia paniculaeformis DC.
  • Artemisia parviflora Wight
  • Artemisia quadripedalis Gilib.
  • Artemisia ruderalis Salisb.
  • Artemisia samamisica Besser
  • Artemisia superba Pamp
  • Artemisia violacea Desf.
  • Artemisia virens Moench
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. articulatopilosa Peschkova
  • Artemisia vulgaris subvar. brachystachya DC.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. cinerascens Rouy
  • Artemisia vulgaris subsp. coarctata V.P.Ameljczenko
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. coarctata (Forselles) Hartm.
  • Artemisia vulgaris subvar. foliosa (Wallr.) DC.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. foliosa Wallr.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. glabra Ledeb.
  • Artemisia vulgaris subsp. litoralis H.M.Hall & Clem.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. major Rouy
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. merkiana Besser
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. minor Lej.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. parvifolia Rouy
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. rubriflora Turcz. ex Besser
  • Artemisia vulgaris subvar. sativa (Wallr.) DC.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. sativa Wallr.
  • Artemisia vulgaris subvar. sylvestris (Wallr.) DC.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. sylvestris Wallr.
  • Artemisia vulgaris subsp. typica H.M.Hall & Clem.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. typica H.St.John
  • Artemisia vulgaris subsp. urjanchaica
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. vestita Brügger ex Corb.

Artemisia vulgaris, the common mugwort,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is one of several species in the genus Artemisia commonly known as mugwort, although Artemisia vulgaris is the species most often called mugwort. It is also occasionally known as riverside wormwood,[2] felon herb, chrysanthemum weed, wild wormwood, old Uncle Henry, sailor's tobacco, naughty man, old man, or St. John's plant (not to be confused with St. John's wort).[3] Mugworts have been used medicinally and as culinary herbs.

  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 361. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017 – via Korea Forest Service.
  3. ^ "Ohio Perennial and Biennial Weed Guide: Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris". Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State University. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.