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|image_caption=Artemisia absinthum
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:''For other uses of the name Artemisia, see [[Artemisia (disambig)]]''
'''''Artemisia''''' is a large, diverse [[genus]] of plants with between 200-400 species belonging to the daisy family [[Asteraceae]]. It comprises hardy [[herb]]s and [[shrub]]s known for their volatile [[oil]]s. They grow in temperate climates of the [[Northern Hemisphere]] and [[Southern Hemisphere]], usually in dry or semi-dry habitats. The fern-like [[Leaf|leaves]] of many species are covered with white hairs. Some botanists split the genus into several genera, but DNA analysis (Watson ''et al''. 2002) does not support the maintenance of the genera ''Crossostephium'', ''Filifolium'', ''Neopallasia'', ''Seriphidium'', and ''Sphaeromeria''; three other [[segregate (taxonomy)|segregate]] genera ''[[Stilnolepis]]'', ''[[Elachanthemum]]'', and ''[[Kaschgaria]]'' are maintained by this evidence.
'''''Artemisia''''' is a large, diverse [[genus]] of plants with between 200-400 species belonging to the daisy family [[Asteraceae]]. It comprises hardy [[herb]]s and [[shrub]]s known for their volatile [[oil]]s. They grow in temperate climates of the [[Northern Hemisphere]] and [[Southern Hemisphere]], usually in dry or semi-dry habitats. The fern-like [[Leaf|leaves]] of many species are covered with white hairs. Some botanists split the genus into several genera, but DNA analysis (Watson ''et al''. 2002) does not support the maintenance of the genera ''Crossostephium'', ''Filifolium'', ''Neopallasia'', ''Seriphidium'', and ''Sphaeromeria''; three other [[segregate (taxonomy)|segregate]] genera ''[[Stilnolepis]]'', ''[[Elachanthemum]]'', and ''[[Kaschgaria]]'' are maintained by this evidence.
