Field Southernwood (Artemisia campestris)

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

Common names include field wormwood, beach wormwood, northern wormwood, Breckland wormwood, boreal wormwood, Canadian wormwood, field sagewort and field mugwort.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

None known. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.

Habitat & North American Range

A very local plant in Britain, confined to the breckland heaths of eastern Britain. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)