Artemisia austriaca

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AsteraceaeLeavesSpice/Beverage
Artemisia austriaca
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Artemisia austriaca
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Artemisia austriaca
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(c) Sebastian J. Dunkl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sebastian J. Dunkl

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves - spice

The young leaves are used as a spice for flavouring drinks.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Armenia, Caucasus, Central Asia, Europe, Tajikistan, Turkey, Türkiye,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

How to Identify

A temperate herb in the daisy family (Asteraceae), sold in local markets.

Wikipedia

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Artemisia austriaca is a species of plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. Its native range is Europe to Western Siberia, and Iran.

Other Information

It is sold in local markets.

Names & Synonyms

Darhun, Oshindr

Absinthium candidum M. Bieb. ex DC.Artemisia aprica DC.and several others
References (3)
  • Cakir, E. A., 2017, Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants of Iğdır Province (East Anatolia, Turkey). Acta Soc Bot Pol. 2017;86(4):3568.
  • Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
  • Nanagulyan, S., et al, 2020, Wild plants and fungi sold in the markets of Yerevan (Armenia). Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 16:26

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