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Artemisia biennis
Also called Slender Mugwort, Biennial Sagewort
Biennial wormwood is a weedy sagebrush relative, usually an annual or biennial, that thrives in open, disturbed ground. It is easy to grow in full sun and tolerates poor soil.
Artemisia biennis is a species of sagebrush known by the common name biennial wormwood. It is a common and widely distributed weed, so well established in many places that its region of origin is difficult to ascertain. This species is most likely native to northwestern North America (British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon) and naturalized in Western Europe, and eastern and southern North America.
The seeds have been eaten, though the seeds are often very small and fiddly to utilize. It has been used internally as treatment for stomach cramps, colic and painful menstruation. Externally, it has been used to treat sores and wounds. The reports do not go into detail on which parts of the plant is used in the treatments. When the seeds are mixed with molasses, they are used to kill the internal parasite known as worms.
Southernwood · Absinthium · African Wormwood · White Mugwort · Sweet sagewort · Hedge Artemisia · Chinese Mugwort · Coastal sagebrush · Capillary Artemisia · Carruth's sagewort · Douglas' sagewort · Tarragon
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Artemisia biennis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
