Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Artemisia// Species: Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kit.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Tutin, Persson and Gutermann (1976 in Tutin et al.) and Gajić (1975 in Josifović).
Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Eurasia and North Africa- Egypt according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Disturbed ground- roadsides, in and near settlements and other ruderal areas.
Flowering period: Fall (SEP, OCT).
References:
Artemisia scoparia. 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/24daed1f-b3f3-4aa5-8468-25d981afcdff [Accessed 25.02.2026].
Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kit. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:180092-1 [Accessed 14.09.2022].
Gajić, M. 1975. Rod Artemisia L. In Josifović, M. (ed.), Flora SR Srbije, VII. Beograd: Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, pp. 121–129.
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.