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Asteraceae

Oahu wormwood

Artemisia australis Less.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Artemisia

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Oahu wormwood: Artemisia australis (flowers and leaves). Location: Kahoolawe, Uprange
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Oahu wormwood

Synonyms

  • Artemisia australis var. australis
  • Artemisia hillebrandii Skottsb.
  • Artemisia hillebrandii var. hillebrandii

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native

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.