Artemisia absinthium

Read about Artemisia absinthium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Artemisia absinthium, Linn. Wormwood. Absinthium. Almost shrubby, 2-4 ft. high, spreading and branchy, white-silky: Lvs. 2-3-parted into oblong, obtuse lobes: heads small and numerous, in leafy panicles.—Wormwood is native to Eu., but it occasionally escapes from gardens. It is a common garden herb, being used in domestic medicine, especially as a vermifuge. Wormwood tea is an odorous memory with every person who was reared in the country. See Absinthe and Wormwood. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.