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Asteraceae

Japanese mugwort

Artemisia princeps Pamp.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Artemisia

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Japanese mugwort: Artemisia princeps also known as "Japanese Mugwort"
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (9)
arz
شيح برينسس
Chinese
魁蒿, 五月艾, 王侯蒿, 端午艾, 艾叶, 野艾, 野艾蒿, 野艾蒿[植物名实图考
Czech
Japonský pelyněk
Dutch
Wijde alsem, Japanse bijvoet, Koreaanse bijvoet, Moxa
English
Japanese mugwort, Korean mugwort, Korean wormwood
Japanese
ヨモギ, よもぎ, エゾヨモギ, ガイヨウ, モチグサ, ヤマヨモギ, 艾葉, 蓬
Korean
쑥, 약쑥
Persian
برنجاسف کرهای
Spanish
Ssuk

Synonyms

  • Artemisia montana var. nipponica (Nakai) Pamp.
  • Artemisia parvula Pamp.
  • Artemisia princeps f. princeps
  • Artemisia princeps var. princeps

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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.