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Artemisia indica - Japanese mugwort; Artemisia japonica - Oriental mugwort; Artemisia ludoviciana - western mugwort, native to North America; Artemisia norvegica – Norwegian mugwort; Artemisia princeps – Japanese mugwort ("yomogi"), Korean mugwort ("ssuk"), used as a culinary herb and in traditional Chinese medicine. Artemisia stelleriana ...
Artemisia (/ ˌ ɑːr t ɪ ˈ m iː z i ə /) [3] is a large, diverse genus of plants belonging to the daisy family, Asteraceae, with almost 500 species.Common names for various species in the genus include mugwort, wormwood, and sagebrush.
Artemisia douglasiana, known as California mugwort, Douglas's sagewort, or dream plant, is a western North American species of aromatic herb in the sunflower family. [ 4 ] Distribution and habitat
Artemisia vulgaris, commonly known as mugwort, common mugwort, or wormwood, [note 1] is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is one of several species in the genus Artemisia commonly known as mugwort, although Artemisia vulgaris is the species most often called mugwort. Mugworts have been used medicinally and as ...
Other sources say mugwort is derived from the Old Norse muggi (meaning "marsh") and German wuertz (wort in English, originally meaning "root"), which refers to its use since ancient times to repel insects, especially moths. [3] The Old English word for mugwort is mucgwyrt where mucg-, could be a variation of the Old English word for "midge": mycg.
It is known by the common names coastal mugwort, coastal wormwood, and Suksdorf sagewort. It is native to coastal regions from British Columbia , Washington , Oregon , and northern California as far south as Sonoma County , with isolated populations on Santa Catalina Island in Los Angeles County .
Artemisia alba, called white mugwort, white wormwood, white artemisia, or camphor southernwood, is a species of Artemisia native to Spain, France, Belgium, Italy ...
Artemisia packardiae, also known as Succor Creek mugwort or Packard's wormwood, [2] is a species of North American shrubs in the sunflower family. It grows in the Great Basin region of the western United States , in the States of Nevada , Idaho , and Oregon .