Quercus

Sweet Wormwood

Artemisia annua

Not native to South Carolina

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

7CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Artemisia

  • Apantesis naisNais Tiger Moth
  • Carmenta texanaTexana Clearwing Moth
  • Dichomeris juncidellaOrange-Dotted Dichomeris
  • Estigmene acreaSalt Marsh Moth, Acrea Moth
  • Synchlora aerataWavy-Lined Emerald, Camouflaged Looper
  • Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
  • Vanessa virginiensisAmerican Lady, American Painted Lady
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
4BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Artemisia

  • Alectoris chukarChukar
  • Centrocercus urophasianusGreater Sage-Grouse
  • Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
  • Perdix perdixGray Partridge
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Asteraceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Sweet Annie; Sweet Sagewort

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankGNR
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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