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Artemisia biennis

Willd.

Biennial Wormwood

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136867

Element CodePDAST0S0A0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusArtemisia

Other Common Names

Armoise bisannuelle (FR) Biennial Sagewort (EN) biennial 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 (2006, vol. 19) does not recognize distinct varieties in Artemisia biennis.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-16

Change Date1984-02-09

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Yukon Territory	SU	Yes
Ontario	SNA	No
British Columbia	SU	Yes
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
Alberta	S5	Yes

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
California	SNR	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Kansas	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Nevada	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	SNA	No
Colorado	S3	Yes
Indiana	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Wyoming	S3	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Maryland	SNA	No
Montana	S4	Yes
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Washington	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
South Dakota	SNA	No
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (6)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Jackson	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	20,721

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Middle Fork Judith Wsa	Lewis and Clark National Forest	81,131

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Black Canyon	Santa Fe National Forest	1,922

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bunker Creek	Dixie National Forest	7,474
Little Creek	Fishlake National Forest	11,479

Wyoming (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Teton Corridor Trailheads	Bridger-Teton National Forest	286

References (2)

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.
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.