Artemisia

Artemisia comes from semi-arid areas of the northern hemisphere and are cultivated for their feathery green-grey foliage and their fragrance. A number are grown as herbs. The collective common name is 'Wormwood'.

Species and varieties
Artemisia 'Powis Castle' (Powis Castle Wormwood)
Artemisia abrotanum (Southernwood, Old Man)
Artemisia dracunculus (French Tarragon, True Tarragon)
Artemisia frigida (Prairie Sagewort, Fringed Sagebrush)
Artemisia ludoviciana (Native Wormwood, White Sage)
Artemisia pontica (Roman Wormwood)
Artemisia procera (Southernwood, Old Man) synonym of Artemisia abrotanum
Artemisia purshiana (Native Wormwood, White Sage) synonym of Artemisia ludoviciana
Artemisia schmidtiana (Silver Mound Artemisia, Angel's Hair)
Artemisia stelleriana (Old Woman, Dusty Miller, Beach Wormwood)
Artemisia tridentata (Big Sagebrush)

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