Introductory
SPECIES: Artemisia absinthium | Absinth Wormwood 



ABBREVIATION : 
ARTABS

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ARAB3
   ARABA
   ARABI3


COMMON NAMES : 
   absinth wormwood
   common wormwood
   wormwood sage


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for absinth wormwood is Artemisia
absinthium L. (Asteraceae) [2,6,7,27].  Most North American authors do
not recognize varieties of absinth wormwood.  However, Boivin [2] has
classified plants in Canada as insipid wormwood (A. a. var. insipida
Stechmann).


LIFE FORM : 
Forb

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Jennifer H. Carey, December 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Carey, Jennifer H. 1994. Artemisia absinthium. In: Remainder of Citation

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