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Parthenium integrifolium

L.

American Feverfew

G5Secure Found in 15 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.639079
Element CodePDAST6V0B0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusParthenium
Other Common Names
Wild Quinine (EN) wild quinine (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for the narrow treatment of Parthenium integrifolium, excluding P. auriculatum (=P. integrifoium var. auriculatum) and P. hispidum (=P. integrifolium var. hispidum) as distinct species, as recognized in Weakley et al. (2025) and Kartesz (1999). Strother in FNA (2006, vol. 21) and Kartesz (1994) recognize P. integrifolium more broadly, including those taxa. Kartesz (1994) recognizes them as varieties while Strother says, "For the present, I see no justification for segregating species from, or for formal recognition of infraspecific taxa within P. integrifolium."
Conservation Status
Review Date1988-08-04
Change Date1988-08-04
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
WisconsinS3Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
MarylandS1Yes
MississippiSNRYes
MinnesotaS1Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS1Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
New YorkSNANo
GeorgiaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNANo
VirginiaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (15)
Arkansas (3)
AreaForestAcres
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Gee CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,957
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Joyce Kilmer Slickrock Add.Cherokee National Forest1,396
Virginia (7)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Elliott KnobGeorge Washington National Forest9,380
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
Mill MountainGeorge Washington National Forest10,840
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2025. Flora of the southeastern United States Web App. Edition of February 18, 2025. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Online. Available: https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu (accessed 2025).