Artemisia afra

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
Synonyms
  • 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, 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.

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