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Artemisia furcata

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Three-fork Wormwood

G4Apparently Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.161430
Element CodePDAST0S0M0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusArtemisia
Other Common Names
Armoise fourchue (FR) Forked Wormwood (EN) forked wormwood (EN)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Two varieties are recognized according to Welsh (1974) but not by the Flora of North America (vol. 19 2006). Aiken et al. (2007) includes in Artemisia hyperborea.
Conservation Status
Review Date1991-08-07
Change Date1991-08-07
Edition Date1991-06-05
Edition AuthorsLipkin, R.
Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
40 EOs documented.
Range Extent Comments
W, S and interior Alaska, northern Canada; Mackenize, Frank- lin, and Yukon.
Occurrences Comments
40+ EOs; 14 in Alaska, 26 in Canada [Alta. (1), B.C. (1), NWT. (11), Yuk. (13)].
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Rocky and sandy slopes.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
AlaskaS3Yes
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaSNRYes
NunavutSNRYes
Northwest TerritoriesSNRYes
British ColumbiaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (5)
Washington (5)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 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.