Artemisia vulgaris L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Artemisia// Species: Artemisia vulgaris L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Tutin, Persson and Gutermann (1976 in Tutin et al.).

Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Temperate Eurasia to Indo-China, North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: River vegetation, disturbed ground, alongside roads, cultivated ground, and other ruderal areas.

Flowering period: Summer – early fall (AUG, SEP).

*Artemisia vulgaris* – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Artemisia vulgaris. Greuter, W. 2006+: Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von, Compositae. Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/30f7aed4-1bac-4c46-a86d-ecc7a13df924 [Accessed 25.02.2026].

Artemisia vulgaris L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20812-2 [Accessed 17.09.2021].

Tutin, T. G., Persson, K. & Gutermann, W. 1976. Artemisia L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 178–186.

Last update: 25.02.2026.

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