Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) Wormwood, also known as mugwort, is a pollen fiend. That’s fiend, not friend, because this flower is no friend to allergy sufferers or to gardeners.

Besides thujone, another notable wormwood compound is chamazulene. It acts as an antioxidant and is most concentrated in the essential oils of the plant’s pre-flowering stage (14).

Invasive plants, or noxious weeds, displace plants endemic to Idaho and can significantly alter native ecosystems. They can ...

Wormwood is an herb and ingredient in the alcoholic drink absinthe. We examine wormwood’s health benefits and risks and the dosage a person should consume.

Wormwood contains a substance which is also called absinthe, and this is actually toxic to insects, so wasps will steer clear for a reason. The plant is a danger to them if ingested.

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Absinth wormwood is a perennial plant, composed of several woody stems, silver leaves and a taproot, according to Kristi Paul, Sheridan County Weed Superintendent.

Baby's breath is native in Europe. It is often used as a filler in flower arrangements. But it's considered an invasive threat to Michigan's majestic sand dunes, particularly along Lake Michigan.

The field wormwood plants grow on one of the tiniest reserves in England in Brandon, Suffolk. Botanists and volunteers of the group Plantlife said the number of flowering plants had rocketed from ...