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Wormwood - Artemisia absinthium

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Wormwood Wormwood - Artemisia absinthium dylan Floating Harbour and River Avon 23 Nov 2022, 6:05 p.m. 22 Nov 2022, 11:55 a.m.
Wormwood Wormwood - Artemisia absinthium dylan Floating Harbour and River Avon 23 Nov 2022, 6:05 p.m. 22 Nov 2022, 11:55 a.m.
Wormwood Wormwood - Artemisia absinthium dylan Floating Harbour and River Avon 23 Nov 2022, 6:05 p.m. 22 Nov 2022, 11:56 a.m.
Wormwood Wormwood - Artemisia absinthium dylan Floating Harbour and River Avon 23 Nov 2022, 6:05 p.m. 22 Nov 2022, 11:56 a.m.
Wormwood Wormwood - Artemisia absinthium dylan Floating Harbour and River Avon 23 Nov 2022, 6:05 p.m. 22 Nov 2022, 11:56 a.m.
Wormwood Wormwood - Artemisia absinthium dylan Floating Harbour and River Avon 23 Nov 2022, 6:05 p.m. 22 Nov 2022, 11:57 a.m.

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Species Description

Stace 4:

Artemisia absinthium L. - Wormwood.

Aromatic, tufted perennial to 1m; leaves greyish-hairy on both surfaces, with lobes about 2-4mm wide; capitula numerous, 3-5mm across; 2n=18. Archaeophyte-denizen; similar places to A. vulgaris; frequent in England, Wales, Isle of Man and Channel Islands, very scattered in Scotland and Ireland.

Key:

  • Plant aromatic, at least when fresh, with short or 0 rhizomes; capitula 1.5-6 x 1.5-5mm excluding flowers
  • Capitula 3-5mm wide excluding flowers, wider than long; receptacle hairy