Artemisia vulgaris Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 848. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae cultis, ruderatis." RCN: 6140.

Lectotype (Gabrielian & Chandjian in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 23: 206. 1986): Herb. Linn. No. 988.41 (LINN) .

Generitype of Artemisia Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 180. 1929).

Current name: Artemisia vulgaris L. ( Asteraceae).

Note: Vallés-Xirau (in Jarvis & al, Regnum Veg. 127: 21. 1993) independently made the same choice of type as Gabrielian & Chandjian.