Biennial Wormwood (Artemisia biennis)

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Other names: Biennial wormwood, biennial sagewort; false tansy; slender mugwort, French: armoise bisannuelle; herbe St-Jean. Germany: Zweijähriger Beifuß. Netherlands: rechte alsem; tweejarige alsem.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed. No further details are given, but the seed is very small and fiddly to utilize. — No further details are given, but the seed is very small and fiddly to utilize.

Habitat & North American Range

Open ground, clearings, burns, roadsides and waste places. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)