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Asteraceae

Common wormwood

Artemisia vulgaris 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.

Common wormwood (Artemisia vulgaris)
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (78)
ace
Seumeureuleuet
Arabic
شيح الدارج, برنجاسف, حبق الراعي, شوبلاء
arz
نبات الشيح الدارج
Asturian
Artemisa de flor colorada
azb
عادی یووشان
Azerbaijani
Adi yovşan
Belarusian
Палын звычайны, Бульняк, Быльняк, Быльнік, Быліца, Забудкі, Чарнабыль, Чарнабыльнік
bik
Artamisa
Bulgarian
Див пелин
Cantonese
北艾
Catalan
Altimira, Artemisa vulgar
Chinese
北艾, 毛莲蒿, 白蒿, 细叶艾, 野艾, 艾, 艾叶
Croatian
Divlji pelin
csb
Bëlëca
cv
Хура эрĕм
Czech
Pelyněk černobýl, Černobýl
Danish
Gråbynke, Grå bynke, Grå-bynke
Dutch
Bijvoet, Moxa
English
Common wormwood, Mugwort
Estonian
Harilik puju
Filipino
Common worm wood, Common worm-wood, Common wormwood, Halaman ni San Juan, Kamaria, Karaniwang damong maria, Karaniwang damong marya, Karaniwang damong-maria
Finnish
Pujo
French
Armoise commune, Armoise vulgaire
frr
Bifut, Grä jüden
Galician
Herba de Nosa Señora
Georgian
Მამულა
German
Beifuss, Beifuß, Gemeiner Beifuss, Fliegenkraut, Gemeiner Beifuß, Gewöhnlicher Beifuss, Gewöhnlicher Beifuß, Gewürzbeifuß
gv
Bollan bane
Haitian Creole
Amwaz
Hungarian
Fekete üröm, Feketeürömfű, Közönséges üröm
Indonesian
Baru cina, Dauna manis
Irish
Mongach meisce
Japanese
オウシュウヨモギ
kab
Alala
Kannada
ಮಾಚಿಪತ್ರೆ
Kazakh
Қараермен
Korean
불가리스쑥
kw
Les loos
Latvian
Vībotne, Parastā vībotne
li
Aels, Bijvoet
Lithuanian
Paprastasis kietis
lmo
Èrba lègn
Luxembourgish
Bäibes, Bäifouss, Wëlle Batteralzem
Macedonian
Див пелин
Malay
Baru cina, Daun hian, Daun manis, Daun sundamala, Hia
myv
Чульматикше
nap
Matrëcana
Nepali
तितेपाती
Norwegian Bokmål
Burot
Norwegian Nynorsk
Burot
os
Хуымæтæджы скъæлдзой
pam
Dikut-maria
pcd
Iérpe-éd-sint-Jin, Bon·nës-danmes, Béldanme, Crizintinme soevåjhe, Iérpe-às-chin·nes, Iérpe-éd-fabrique, Toubacq éd bòn·nës-finmes, Toubacq-sint-Piére
pdc
Aldi Fraa
Persian
برنجاسف
Polish
Bylica pospolita
Portuguese
Amunimuyê, Balainho de velho, Balainho-de-velho, Centhratherum punctatum
Romanian
Pelin
Russian
Полынь обыкновенная, Чернобыльник
Serbian
Дивљи пелин
sgs
Kėitis
Slovak
Palina obyčajná
Slovenian
Navadni pelin
Spanish
Artamisa, Artamisia, Artemega, Artemisa comun, Artemisa común, Artemisa vulgar, Hierba del caminante, Madra
stq
Muugerk
Sundanese
Lokatmala
Swedish
Gråbo, Bönrot, Gråbynke, Gråböna
Tajik
Биринҷосан
Tamil
மாசிபத்திரி
Telugu
మాచిపత్రి, మాచీపత్రం
Thai
โกฐจุฬาลัมพาไทย
Turkish
Bayağı yavşan
Ukrainian
Полин звичайний, Чорнобиль
vec
Sinsioło
Vietnamese
Ngải cứu, Co linh li, Ngải diệp, Nhả ngải, Quá sú, Thuốc cứu
Welsh
Y feidiog lwyd, Gwrysgen lwyd, Llysiau llywyd
wuu
北艾
xmf
Ოშაშურია

Synonyms

  • Absinthium vulgare (L.) Dulac
  • Artemisia cannabifolia var. cannabifolia
  • Artemisia glabrata DC.
  • Artemisia hispanica Stechm. ex Besser
  • Artemisia indica f. indica
  • Artemisia opulenta Pamp.
  • Artemisia opulenta f. opulenta
  • Artemisia selengensis var. selengensis
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. latiloba Ledeb.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. selengensis (Turcz. ex Besser) Maxim.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. vulgaris

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: 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.