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Asteraceae

Indian wormwood

Artemisia indica Willd.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Artemisia

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
五月艾, 艾, 五月艾（野艾）, 北艾, 卡兰-加松, 指叶艾, 白葉蒿, 白蒿
English
Indian wormwood, Mugwort
Japanese
ニシヨモギ, フーチバー
nan
Hiāⁿ-chháu, Hiānn-tsháu, 艾草

Synonyms

  • Absinthium moxa Besser
  • Artemisia affinis Hassk.
  • Artemisia apetala Hort.Pest. ex Steud.
  • Artemisia discolor Douglas ex DC.
  • Artemisia discolor var. glandulifera L.F.Hend.
  • Artemisia dubia var. orientalis Pamp.
  • Artemisia dubia var. septentrionalis Pamp.
  • Artemisia eriophora Schlecht. ex Ledeb.
  • Artemisia flodmanii Rydb.
  • Artemisia heyneana Wall.
  • Artemisia hispanica Stechm. ex Besser
  • Artemisia indica var. indica
  • Artemisia leptophylla D.Don
  • Artemisia leptostachya D.Don
  • Artemisia leucophylla (Ledeb.) Turcz. ex Pavlov
  • Artemisia longiflora Pamp.
  • Artemisia ludoviciana Besser
  • Artemisia michauxii Besser
  • Artemisia officinalis Gaterau
  • Artemisia parviflora Wight
  • Artemisia princeps var. orientalis H.Hara
  • Artemisia quadripedalis Gilib.
  • Artemisia rubriflora Turcz. ex Besser
  • Artemisia ruderalis Salisb.
  • Artemisia samamisica Besser
  • Artemisia superba Pamp.
  • Artemisia tongtchouanensis H.Lév.
  • Artemisia violacea Desf.
  • Artemisia virens Moench
  • Artemisia vulgaris Burm.f.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. flodmanii (Rydb.) M.Peck
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. glandulifera (L.F.Hend.) M.Peck
  • Artemisia wallichiana Besser
  • Artemisia wallichiana f. nitida (Pamp.) B.D.Naithani

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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). About our plant data.