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Artemisia herba-alba

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Artemisia herba-alba, the white wormwood, is a perennial shrub in the genus Artemisia that grows commonly on the dry steppes of Mediterranean regions across Northern Africa, Western Asia and Southwestern Europe. It is used as an antiseptic and antispasmodic in herbal medicine. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Scientific Name
Artemisia herba-alba 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Asteraceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Artemisia herba-alba

In Biome

Steppe, Biomes
Source Artemisia herba-alba (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Algeria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Andorra, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Egypt, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Iran, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Libya, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Monaco, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Morocco, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Palestine, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Saudi Arabia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Tunisia, found in there.
Sources
1. Artemisia herba-alba (Wikipedia)
  • Wikidata Q135698 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 410225
    Artemisia herba-alba, the white wormwood, is a perennial shrub in the genus Artemisia that grows commonly on the dry steppes of the Mediterranean regions in Northern Africa (Saharan Maghreb), Western Asia (Arabian Peninsula) and Southwestern Europe.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 410225
    It is used as an antiseptic and antispasmodic in herbal medicine.
  • In Biome: Steppe, Lead section
    Artemisia herba-alba, the white wormwood, is a perennial shrub in the genus Artemisia that grows commonly on the dry steppes of the Mediterranean regions in Northern Africa (Saharan Maghreb), Western Asia (Arabian Peninsula) and Southwestern Europe.
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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
Wikidata: Artemisia herba-alba
Child Taxon Of: Asteraceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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