Selected images for absinth wormwood (Artemisia absinthium )
Absinth wormwood (absinthium, common wormwood) is an herbaceous, perennial plant that can grow up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) tall. It has many branching stems arising from a woody base. Leaves are alternate, gray-green, 1-4 in. (2.5-10 cm) long and give off a strong sage-like scent when crushed. Lower leaves are divided into 2-3 segments and the upper leaves are not divided. Flowering occurs in midsummer, when pale yellow, tubular flowers develop in drooping heads in the axils of the leaves. A single plant can produce 50,000 seeds. Absinth wormwood invades open and disturbed sites such as pastures, rangelands, crop land, stream banks, prairies and old fields. The plant is native to Europe and was first introduced into the United States in the mid-1800s.
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2117065 absinth wormwood Artemisia absinthium Plant(s) Chris Evans |
5306065 absinth wormwood Artemisia absinthium Fruit(s) Steve Hurst |
1358118 absinth wormwood Artemisia absinthium Flower(s) Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte |
2117068 absinth wormwood Artemisia absinthium Plant(s) Chris Evans |
2117070 absinth wormwood Artemisia absinthium Foliage Chris Evans |
5306064 Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 525. USDA PLANTS Database |
