Artemisia afra blossoms in late summer, producing abundant bracts of butter-colored flowers, each approximately 3 to 5 millimeters in diameter.

Artemisia afra exudes a pungent, sweet smell when any part of the plant is bruised.

[3] Artemisia afra grows across a wide geographic area, including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

[4] It is considered an invasive species, encroaching and spreading pretty fast in the nature park the study took place in.

People would put fresh leaves into nostrils to clear blocked nasal passages.

[9] Essential oil extracts of Artemisia afra are prepared by steam distillation using twigs and blossoms.