Artemisia absinthium by John Badger & The Moustache Riders of Doom
Absinthium, native to Europe, was introduced to North America in 1841. It is now naturalized across the northern United States and in Canada. It occurs from Nova Scotia west to British Columbia; south to Oregon and Utah; and east through Colorado and Nebraska to Virginia.
Absinthium is a medicinal herb often planted in gardens. Absinthal, a volatile oil produced from absinthium flowerheads, was used in French liquors until prohibited in 1915 because of its toxic and addictive effects.
Although extracts of this plant are used in preparing the beverage absinthe, the plant is poisonous and no part of the plant should be ingested. Absinthe is banned from use in several countries and has been shown to disrupt the nervous system and may cause death when consumed in large enough quantities.
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