Artemisia gmelinii, also known as Artemisia sacrorum, is a perennial shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is commonly known as Russian wormood or Gmelin's wormwood.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Gmelin's Wormwood being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Artemisia messerschmidtiana
- Artemisia macrantha
- Artemisia afra
- Artemisia abrotanum
- Artemisia stechmanniana
- Artemisia tanacetifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Artemisia
- Species
- Artemisia gmelinii
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