- Family:
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
- Genus:
- Artemisia L.
Artemisia vulgaris L.

[UNAL]
Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
- Vernacular
- ajenjo, ajenjo rucio, ajenjol, altamisa, altamisa negra, altamisa pastusa, artemisa
[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 450–1690 m a.s.l. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Cauca, Meta, Nariño, Quindío, Risaralda.
- Habit
- Herb.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Adventicia en Colombia; Alt. 450 - 1690 m.; Andes, Valle del Magdalena.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
[UPFC]
- Use Food
- Used for food.
- Use Materials
- Used as material.
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
- Use Poisons
- Poisons.
- Use Social
- Social uses.
Native to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Christmas I., Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Great Britain, Greenland, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Libya, Louisiana, Maine, Maldives, Manitoba, Marianas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Southeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Artemisia vulgaris L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Panizza, S. [s.n.], Brazil | K001103437 | Yes | |||
Vieira, R.F. [117], Brazil | K001103436 | Yes | |||
Cope, T.A. [RBG 174], United Kingdom | K000914452 | Yes |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 848 (1753)
Accepted by
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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