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Southernwood

Artemisia abrotanum

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) aleksey_baushev, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

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Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.

United States	3,225
Alaska	3,104
Russia	1,845
Penza Oblast	186
Saratov Oblast	182
Samara Oblast	179
Voronezh Oblast	177
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	136
Volgograd Oblast	133
Chuvashia	117

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

Kingdom	Plants · Plantae
Phylum	Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Class	Dicots · Magnoliopsida
Order	Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
Family	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genus	wormwoods and sagebrushes · Artemisia

Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
How much to rely on each source

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Practise Southernwood with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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