Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Artemisia absinthium L.

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Absynthium officinale Tourn., Artemisia absinthium L. var. insipida Stechmann, Artemisia absynthium

Common names:

Absinthe (1892, French) (6)

Absinthe [Absinth] (1913-1932) (5, 85, 107, 138, 156)

Absinthe Grande (1900, French) (158)

Absinthium (1876-Present) (50, 53, 55, 57, 92, 109, 157, 158)

Ajenjos (1900, Spanish) (158)

Alsei (1900, German) (158)

Aluyne (1900, French) (158)

Boy's-love (1894-1923?, Wellfleet MA, possibly confused with A. abrotanum, obsolete by 1923) (5, 75, 156)

Common wormwood (1828-1899) (5, 7, 63, 72, 85, 93, 95, 109, 138, 155, 156)

Madderwort [Maderwort] (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Mingwort (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Mugwort (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Muse'odji'bik (1928, Chippewa, worm root) (40)

Old-woman [Old woman] (1900-1929) (156, 157, 158)

Warmot (1900-1929, verbal corruption) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Weremod (1900-1929, verbal corruption) (157, 158)

Wermuth (1892, German) (6, 158)

Wormit (1900-1929, verbal corruption) (157, 158)

Wormwood [Wormewood] (1617-1986, accidentally introduced into US by 1671, Josselyn) (4, 3, 6, 19, 40, 46, 49, 53, 55, 57, 58, 61, 92, 107, 157, 158)

Wurmtod (1900, German) (158)