Abstract The composition of the oil, steam-distilled from aerial parts of Artemisia herha-alba Asso ssp. valentina (Lam.) Marcl. (Asteraceae) collected from the south of Spain, has been analyzed by GC/MS. Among the 65 constituents investigated (representing 93.6 % of the oil composition), 61 were identified (90.3% of the oil composition). The major constituents detected were the sesquiterpene davanone (18.1%) and monoterpenes p-cymene (13.5%), 1,8-cineole (10.2%), chrysanthenone (6.7%), cis-chrysanthenyl acetate (5.6%), Î³-terpinene (5.5%), myrcene (5.1%) and camphor (4.0%). The oil was dominated by monoterpenes (ca. 66% of the oil), p-menthane and pinane being the most representative skeleta of the group. The oil sample studied did not contain thujones, unlike most A. herba-alba oils described in the literature. Key Word Index: Artemisia herba-alba ssp. valentina Asteraceaeessential oil compositiondavanonep-cymene1,8-cineole