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Artemisia vulgaris

L.

Common Wormwood

GUUnrankable Found in 22 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GUUnrankableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137181
Element CodePDAST0S1V0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusArtemisia
Other Common Names
Armoise vulgaire (FR) common 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
The Flora of North America (vol. 19 2006) does not recognize distinct varieties in Artemisia vulgaris.
Conservation Status
Review Date2006-03-16
Change Date2006-03-16
Edition Date2006-03-16
Edition AuthorsG. Davis
Rank Reasons
Artemisia vulgaris var. vulgaris is exotic in North America; the native Eurasian distribution is unknown.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
SaskatchewanSNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
QuebecSNANo
ManitobaSNANo
New BrunswickSNANo
AlbertaSNANo
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
OntarioSNANo
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
KansasSNANo
OhioSNANo
WisconsinSNANo
Rhode IslandSNANo
MaineSNANo
MichiganSNANo
LouisianaSNANo
South CarolinaSNANo
DelawareSNANo
MissouriSNANo
WashingtonSNANo
GeorgiaSNRYes
IllinoisSNANo
MinnesotaSNANo
AlaskaSNRYes
AlabamaSNANo
District of ColumbiaSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
ConnecticutSNANo
HawaiiSNANo
IowaSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
VermontSNANo
New JerseySNANo
New YorkSNANo
MontanaSNANo
OregonSNANo
FloridaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
New HampshireSNANo
MassachusettsSNRYes
KentuckySNANo
MarylandSNANo
IndianaSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (22)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLolo National Forest118,485
New Hampshire (7)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Vermont (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (6)
AreaForestAcres
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
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.