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Asteraceae

Absinthium

Artemisia absinthium L.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Artemisia

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Absinthium: Artemisia absinthium , jardin du musée de l'absinthe, Auvers-sur-Oise , France
Photo: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (81)
aeb
ستّ مريم, شجرة مريم
Arabic
شيح ابن سينا, افسنتين, الشويلاء, دسيسة, شويلاء, شيح رومي, كشوث رومي
Aragonese
Ahenzo, Axenzo, Henzo, Ixenzo, Xenzo
Armenian
Դառը օշինդր
ary
شيبة
arz
شيح ابن سينا
Asturian
Absintiu, Absintiu, axenxu
Azerbaijani
Acı yovşan
ba
Әрем
Basque
Asentsio
Belarusian
Палын горкі, Палынка
Bosnian
Pelin
Breton
Huelenn-c'hwerv
Bulgarian
Обикновен пелин
Cantonese
苦艾
Catalan
Donzell
Chinese
中亚苦蒿, 中亞苦蒿, 一枝蒿, 中亚苦蒿（苦艾）, 啤酒蒿, 洋艾, 苦艾, 苦蒿
Corsican
Assensiu
Croatian
Pelin
csb
Piołën
cv
Шурă эрĕм
Czech
Pelyněk pravý
Danish
Havemalurt, Have-malurt
Dutch
Absint-alsem, Absintalsem
English
Absinthium, Wormwood, Absinthe, Absinthe wormwood, Grand wormwood, Wermout, Wermud, Wormid
Esperanto
Absinto
Estonian
Koirohi
Filipino
Absinta, Absintang artemisya, Absintang artimisya, Absinthe wormwood, Absinthium, Artemisya absintium, Artemisya absintiyum, Artemisya absintyum
Finnish
Koiruoho, Mali
French
Absinthe, Armoise absinthe
frr
Weremk
Galician
Absintio
Georgian
Მწარე აბზინდა
German
Wermutkraut, Wermut, Alsem, Bitterer Beifuß, Gemeiner Wermut, Wermut-Tee
Greek
Αρτεμισία το αψίνθιον
Guarani
Ajenjo
hsb
Połon
Hungarian
Fehér üröm, Fehérürömfű
Icelandic
Malurt
io
Absinto
Irish
Mormónta
Italian
Assenzio maggiore
Japanese
ニガヨモギ, 苦艾, 苦蓬
Kazakh
Ащы жусан
Korean
향쑥
ks
ٹیٛٹھٕویٛن
Kyrgyz
Эрменшыбак
Latin
Absinthium, Absinthes
Latvian
Vērmele, Pelene
li
Aels, Absint-Alsem, Alsem
Lithuanian
Pelynas, Kartusis kietis
lld
Scienz, Assent, Aussënt
Luxembourgish
Absinth, Batteralzem
Macedonian
Пелин, Бел пелин, Обичен пелин
Mongolian
Агь
mrj
Шодышуды
Norwegian Bokmål
Malurt
Norwegian Nynorsk
Malurt, Ekte malurt
os
Ризæджы хос
Pashto
مستياره
Persian
افسنطین
Polish
Bylica piołun, Piołun, Psia ruta
Portuguese
Absinto, Sintro
Romanian
Pelin amar, Pelin
Russian
Полынь горькая, Абсинт, Горькая полынь
Serbian
Пелен
Serbian (Latin)
Pelen, Beli pelin, Bijeli pelin, Pelin, Vermut
sgs
Metīlė
Slovak
Palina pravá
Slovenian
Pravi pelin
Spanish
Ajenjo, Absenta, Ajencio, Ajenjio, Ajenjo comun, Ajenjo común, Ajenjo macho, Ajenjo mayor
Swedish
Malört, Äkta malört
Tajik
Афсантин
Tamil
கண்ணி
Turkish
Pelin otu, Hamam otu, Hamamotu, Kıl otu, Kılotu, Pelin, Pelinotu, Tüy otu
Ukrainian
Полин гіркий
Uzbek
Ermon
vep
Kojeghein
Walloon
Foirt
Welsh
Wermod Lwyd
wuu
中亚苦蒿

Synonyms

  • Absinthium bipedale Gilib.
  • Absinthium majus Garsault
  • Absinthium officinale Brot.
  • Artemisia absinthia St.-Lag.
  • Artemisia absinthium var. absinthium
  • Artemisia absinthium var. insipida Stechm.
  • Artemisia arborescens f. rehan (Chiov.) Chiov.
  • Artemisia arborescens var. cupaniana Chiov.
  • Artemisia baldaccii Degen
  • Artemisia doonense Royle
  • Artemisia inodora Mill.
  • Artemisia kulbadica Boiss. & Buhse
  • Artemisia pendula Salisb.
  • Artemisia rehan Chiov.
  • Artemisia rhaetica Brügger

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.