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Artemisia absinthium

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Artemisia absinthium, commonly known as wormwood, is a species of Artemisia native to North Africa and temperate regions of Eurasia, and it has become widely naturalized in Canada and the northern United States. It is grown as an ornamental plant and is used as an ingredient in the spirit absinthe and in some other alcoholic beverages. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 1

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 3

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 4

Scientific Name

Artemisia absinthium 5

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 6

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Source Wikidata: Artemisia absinthium

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Sources

1. Artemisia absinthium (Wikipedia)

lead sentence (diet), EntityId 356323
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.
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 356323
As a folk medicine, it is claimed to counteract poor appetite and to treat various diseases such as Crohn's disease and IgA nephropathy.

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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)

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3. NatureServe Explorer: Artemisia absinthium

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

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"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Asterales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12418

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"cites_listing":"I/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Asterales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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5. Wikipedia: Artemisia absinthium

WikipediaWikidata Q25686 (P225 taxon name)View the Source

6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Artemisia absinthium

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 3121319, category field

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"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Asteraceae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12520

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12520

"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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Wikidata: Artemisia absinthium

Child Taxon Of: Asteraceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

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