Artemisia abrotanum
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Artemisia abrotanum L.
| Order | Asterales |
|---|---|
| Family | Compositae |
| Genus | Artemisia |
2n = 18
Origin : unknown
naturalized and cultivated
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| French | {{{french}}} |
Contents
Description
Popular names
| English | southern wood, slovenwood |
| French | aurone |
| German | Eberraute, Eberreis, Stabwurz |
| Dutch | citroenkruid |
| Spanish | abrótano |
| Portuguese | abrótano |
| Italian | abròtano, erba reale |
Classification
Artemisia abrotanum L. (1753)
Cultivars
History
Known in Europe since Antiquity. Following Pliny (habrotonum, 21, 160) and Dioscoridis (habrotonon, 3, 24), apothecaties used to qualify it as male, the female being Santolina chamaecyparissus L.
Uses
- herb: culinary herb
- beverage: ingredient for liquors
- medicinal. See Cazin (1868)
