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Cymraeg
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Artemisia absinthium
Image: Moore, Dawn - NBGW
Common name:
y wermod lwyd, wormwood
Family:
Asteraceae
Distribution:
Asia, Europe
Hardiness:
(H6) Hardy-very cold winter. -20 to -15°C (USDA 6b/7a)
Life form:
Deciduous perennial • Parhaol lluosflwydd
Usage:
Medicinal
Geirdarddiad / Etymology:
Artemisia (ar-te-MIZ-ee-uh): From Artemis, the goddess of wild animals, the hunt, and vegetation and of chastity and childbirth.
Geirdarddiad / Etymology:
absinthium (ab-SIN-thee-um): Latin; for wormwood. In biblical days it was a symbol of calamity and sorrow.
Description:
With finely divided, highly aromatic grey-green foliage and rather insignificant yellowish flowers in late summer. Although used for medicinal purposes, some parts may be toxix if ingested.
Locations
1:
Apothecary's Garden 'Digestive'/Gardd yr Apothecari 'Treuliol'
(APO11)
• Accession: 2018-0214*B • Provenance: Garden/Gardd
2:
Apothecary's Garden 'Glandular'/Gardd yr Apothecari 'Chwarennol'
(APO03)
• Accession: 2018-0214 • Provenance: Garden/Gardd
3:
Apothecary's Garden 'Myddfai'/Gardd yr Apothecari 'Myddfai'
(APO01)
• Accession: 2018-0214 • Provenance: Garden/Gardd
4:
Apothecary's Garden 'Reproductive'/Gardd yr Apothecari 'Atgenhedlol'
(APO02)
• Accession: 2018-0214 • Provenance: Garden/Gardd
5:
Boulder Garden/Yr Ardd Glogfeini 08
(BOU08)
• Accession: 2018-0214 • Provenance: Garden/Gardd
Area
Individual