Asteraceae
Roman wormwood
Artemisia pontica
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Artemisia
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- شيح أرمني
- arz
- شيح ارمنى
- Bulgarian
- Черноморски пелин, Понтийски пелин
- Chinese
- 西北蒿, 宁新叶莲蒿
- Czech
- Pelyněk pontický
- English
- Roman wormwood, Pontic wormwood
- Finnish
- Silkkimaruna
- French
- Armoise romaine
- German
- Pontischer Beifuß, Pontischer Wermut, Römischer Wermut
- Hungarian
- Bárányüröm
- Polish
- Bylica pontyjska
- Russian
- Полынь римская, Полынь понтийская, Римская полынь
- Slovenian
- Pontski pelin
- Swedish
- Romersk malört
Synonyms
- Absinthium ponticum (L.) Garsault
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.