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Kauai wormwood

Scientific Name: Artemisia kauaiensis

Family: Asteraceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Subshrub, Shrub

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Artemisia kauaiensis: Kauai Wormwood

Artemisia kauaiensis, commonly known as Kauai wormwood, is a species within the Artemisia genus.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Artemisia kauaiensis (Skottsb.) Skottsb.
  • Common Name: Kauai wormwood
  • Genus: Artemisia L. (sagebrush, wormwood, sagewort)
  • Family: Asteraceae (Based on: "Artemisia absinthum L. (wormwood or absinthium), used as a bitter kauaiensis (Skottsberg) Skottsberg",&quotKauai wormwood","Asteraceae&quot")
  • Synonyms: &#699&#256hinahina, Kaua&#699i (Based on: "Artemisia annua L.&#8211Annual Wormwood, Sweet Sagewort, Sweet Annie . Artemisia kauaiensis (Skottsberg) Skottsberg&#8211&#699&#256hinahina, Kaua&#699i&nbsp&*!")

Distribution and Habitat

  • This species is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

Quirky Facts

  • All types of wormwood are known to have an extremely bitter taste.
  • Some authorities note similarities between Artemisia kauaiensis and Wilkesia, an endemic species to Kauai.

Further Information

  • Discover Life offers information on the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Artemisia kauaiensis.
  • More distribution information can be found in "Hawaii, Kauai, Wagner et al., 1999. Hawaii, Maui, Wagner et al" (References).