Species name :

Artemisia absinthium L.

Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.)

No Main Synonyms

Full list of synonyms : [Euro+Med] [PlantList] [IPNI] [POWO] [Catalogue of Life ]

Plant Family :

Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl (=Compositae) (The Daisy or Sunflower Family)
125 species from the Asteraceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands.

English name(s) :

Wormwood, Absinthe Wormwood, Grand Wormwood

Maltese name(s) :

Assenzju

Status for Malta :

Species that was introduced in Malta after year 1492 and spreads to form established, non-invasive populations. It may become become invasive

Frequency :

Very Common     Common     Frequent     Scarce     Rare     Very Rare     Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: CHAMEOPHYTE (dwarf or small shrubs)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon

Legal Protection [link]:

Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006)

Red List (1989) :

Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands

Flowering Time :

Jun-Sep

Colour of Flowers:

Inconspicuous or Green

Remarks :

This species was recorded from Malta and reported in old literature but has not been seen anymore in the wild for the last couple of decades. If you think that you have seen this species in the wild from Malta, please email here and provide all details possible and ideally images.

Habitat in Europe:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Preferred habitat in Malta:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Botanical Description:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):

Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) - Country codes

Ab(A N) Ag Al Ar Au(A L) Be(B L) BH Br Bu By Cg Cr Cs Ct Da Es Ga(C F) Ge Gg Gr He Ho Hs(A S) Hu It Lt Lu Ma Mk Mo dNo Po Rf(C CS E K N NW S) Rm -Si(S) Sk Sl Sr Su Tu(A) dTu(E) Uk(K U) [Au(A) ?Az nCo nFe Hb(E N) aLa cSa]

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