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Artemisia vulgaris, commonly known as mugwort, common mugwort, or wormwood, [note 1] is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is one of several species in the genus Artemisia commonly known as mugwort, although Artemisia vulgaris is the species most often called mugwort. Mugworts have been used medicinally and as ...
Other sources say mugwort is derived from the Old Norse muggi (meaning "marsh") and German wuertz (wort in English, originally meaning "root"), which refers to its use since ancient times to repel insects, especially moths. [3] The Old English word for mugwort is mucgwyrt where mucg-, could be a variation of the Old English word for "midge": mycg.
Hypericum mutilum is a species of St. John's wort known by the common name dwarf St. John's wort. It is native to parts of North America and is present in other parts as an introduced species . It is an annual or perennial herb taking a multibranched erect form up to about 60 centimeters tall.
Hypericum perforatum, commonly known as St John's wort (sometimes perforate St John's wort or common St John's wort), is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae.It is a perennial plant that grows up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) tall, with many yellow flowers that have clearly visible black glands around their edges, long stamens (male reproductive organs), and three pistils (female reproductive ...
St. John's Wort - Can refer to any species of Hypericum. Stonewort - A general name for plants of the genus Chara and Nitella; water horsetail. St. Paul's Wort – species of the genus Sigesbeckia, such as Eastern St Paul's-wort, Sigesbeckia orientalis. [4] St. Peter's Wort - Any plant of the genus Ascyrum, such as Hypericum quadrangulum.
Hypericum punctatum, the spotted St. John's wort, is a perennial herb native to North America. [2] The yellow-flowered herb occurs throughout eastern North America into southern Canada . The process of microsporogenesis carried out by this plant is prone to errors in chromosomal segregation .
Hypericaceae is a plant family in the order Malpighiales, comprising six to nine genera and up to 700 species, and commonly known as the St. John's wort family. Members are found throughout the world apart from extremely cold or dry habitats. Hypericum and Triadenum occur in temperate regions but other genera are mostly tropical.
Hypericum scouleri, known by the common name Scouler's St. John's wort in English, is a flowering species of plant from western North America. It grows in areas around streams and wetlands from Canada to the highlands of Mexico. It is sometimes mistaken for the invasive Perforate St John's wort from Eurasia.