Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) and wormwood (Artemisia absinthium): entire flowering plants. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.
A hand-coloured botanical plate shows two plants side by side: at left, mugwort with deeply lobed green and silvery leaves, a reddish stem and rust-toned lower leaves; at right, wormwood with finely divided grey-green foliage and clusters of small yellow flower heads. Both are shown with roots on a pale ground.
- Artist
- Naudin, Philibert, active 1870.
- Date
- [1865]
- Medium
- Book illustrations Etchings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2647 × 4000 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
Español: Artemisa común y ajenjo, dos plantas con flores
Una lámina botánica coloreada a mano muestra dos plantas una al lado de la otra: a la izquierda, la artemisa común, con hojas verdes y plateadas profundamente lobuladas, tallo rojizo y hojas inferiores de tono óxido; a la derecha, el ajenjo, con follaje gris verdoso muy dividido y racimos de pequeñas flores amarillas. Ambas muestran sus raíces.
Português: Artemísia comum e losna, duas plantas com flores
Uma prancha botânica colorida à mão mostra duas plantas lado a lado: à esquerda, a artemísia comum, com folhas verdes e prateadas profundamente lobadas, caule avermelhado e folhas inferiores em tons de ferrugem; à direita, a losna, com folhagem cinza-esverdeada muito recortada e cachos de pequenas flores amarelas. Ambas exibem as raízes.