Artemisia Absinthium vs Artemisia Vulgaris

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Artemisia

Primary use

culinary

Artemisia absinthium, otherwise known as common wormwood, is a species of Artemisia native to North Africa and temperate regions of Eurasia, and widely naturalized in Canada and the northern United States. It is grown as an ornamental plant and is used as an ingredient in the spi…

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Artemisia

Primary use

culinary

Artemisia vulgaris, commonly known as mugwort, common mugwort, or wormwood, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is one of several species in the genus Artemisia commonly known as mugwort, although Artemisia vulgaris is the species most often called …