| Accepted name: |
Artemisia abrotanum L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Artemisia procera Willd.
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| English names: |
Southernwood
Southern Wormwood
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| French names: |
Aurone
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
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| OPL Code: |
HARTAB
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Known in antiquity as a medicinal plant, already in Germany by the 9th and 10th cent.The leaves are used in traditional medicine, as a flavouring and in liqueur manufacture(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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