Artemisia annua
Annual Mugwort, Annual Wormwood
Other regional names: Sweet Annie +1 more
- Sweet Annie
- Sweet Sagewort
Also known as: Artemisia annua f. annua +10 more
- Artemisia annua f. annua
- Artemisia annua f. genuina Pamp., 1927
- Artemisia annua f. macrocephala Pamp.
- Artemisia annua subsp. annua
- Artemisia annua subsp. genuina Pamp.
- Artemisia chamomilla C.Winkl.
- Artemisia exilis Fisch. ex DC.
- Artemisia hyrcana Spreng.
- Artemisia plumosa Fisch. ex Besser
- Artemisia stewartii C.B.Clarke
- Artemisia wadei Edgew.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Artemisia annua (commonly known as Annual Mugwort or Annual Wormwood) is an annual within the Asteraceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Northern Africa, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Borneo, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Cyprus, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Greece, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Malaya, Maluku, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, South European Russia, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Xinjiang
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Albania, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, California, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Ecuador, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Italy, Kansas, Kentucky, Laos, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Poland, Québec, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Tennessee, Texas, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yugoslavia