Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Artemisia absinthium
Common name:
Absint, Alsem, Alsemkruid, Common wormwood, Great absinthe, Green ginger
Family:
Asteraceae (Aster)
Distribution:
Mediterranean
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
Comments:
It is an ingredient in the spirit absinthe and is used for flavouring in some other spirits and wines including bitters and vermouth. In the Middle Age it was used to spice mead and in Morocco it is used as tea.
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Locations
1:
Nursery areas
• Accession: 2014-193 • Provenance: Horticultural
2:
Plants and people - crops, medicinal, etc.
(Plants and people)
• Accession: 2015-257/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
Area
Individual