indhana :

Geographical distribution:

distributed mainly in the temperate zones of Asia, Europe and North America. A. absinthium is one of the important specie among the 45 members represented by genus Artemisia in the Indian flora, and is naturally distributed in the Himalayan region across Jammu and Kashmir at an altitude range of 1500-2700 m

ECOLOGICAL ASPECT:

It grows naturally on uncultivated arid ground, on rocky slopes, and at the edge of footpaths and fields.

Plant conservation:

Although once relatively common, it is becoming increasingly rare in the UK where it has recently been suggested that it is an archaeophyte rather than a true native