Artemisia vulgaris

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusArtemisia
Species:Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common NameWormwood
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Dissection: 0.5; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Red; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; AGCP (UPL), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GU (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Barren (KY), Bell (KY), Bracken (KY), Breathitt (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Campbell (KY), Carter (KY), Estill (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Greenup (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Lewis (KY), McCracken (KY), Madison (KY), Martin (KY), Oldham (KY), Powell (KY), Robertson (KY), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Davidson (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Polk (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Van Buren (TN), Washington (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, KNK, MDKY, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1915 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100240447 Barren Kentucky 29 Sep 1979 George P. Johnson
1131
EKY
Artemisia vulgaris
31234100240462 Kenton Kentucky 28 Sep 1915 Wayland Rhoades
s.n.
EKY
Artemisia vulgaris
BEREA002711 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Artemisia vulgaris
BEREA002712 Cannon Tennessee
BEREA
Artemisia vulgaris
TENN-V-0235416 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Artemisia vulgaris
APSC0115584 Martin Kentucky
APSC
Artemisia vulgaris
APSC0079997 Greenup Kentucky
APSC
Artemisia vulgaris
UCHT039701 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Artemisia vulgaris
ETSU034039 Carter Tennessee 23 Sep 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Artemisia vulgaris
31234100240488 Greenup Kentucky 10 Jul 1993 Randy L. Mears
93-237
EKY
Artemisia vulgaris
31234100240546 McCracken Kentucky 23 Sep 1970 Raymond Athey
1250
EKY
Artemisia vulgaris
31234100240454 Breckinridge Kentucky 20 Oct 2003 R. L. Jones
9580
EKY
Artemisia vulgaris
31973000005272 Campbell Kentucky 06 Jun 1996 Geimeier, Jenny
CGE #99
KNK
Artemisia vulgaris
31973000005273 Campbell Kentucky 02 Oct 1999 Naczi, Robert
8304
KNK
Artemisia vulgaris
31973000005276 Campbell Kentucky 09 Oct 1982 Buddell, George
713
KNK
Artemisia vulgaris
31973000005279 Kenton Kentucky 28 Sep 1915 Rhoades, Wayland
KNK
Artemisia vulgaris
TENN-V-0235418 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Artemisia vulgaris
APSC0090520 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Artemisia vulgaris
APSC0104909 Campbell Tennessee
APSC
Artemisia vulgaris
UOS00673 Franklin Tennessee 13 Sep 1997 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Artemisia vulgaris
ETSU034040 Tennessee 02 Sep 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Artemisia vulgaris
31234100240504 Kenton Kentucky 28 Sep 1915 Wayland Rhoades
EKY
Artemisia vulgaris
31234100240579 Robertson Kentucky 30 Oct 2002 Timothy J. Weckman
7839
EKY
Artemisia vulgaris
31973000005274 Grant Kentucky 10 Oct 2003 Thieret, John
61646
KNK
Artemisia vulgaris
31973000005271 Campbell Kentucky 04 Oct 1993 Abdel-Nabi, Hadeel
39
KNK
Artemisia vulgaris
APSC0028091 Stewart Tennessee 09 Sep 1983 Edward Chester
APSC
Artemisia vulgaris
APSC0028094 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Artemisia vulgaris
UCHT039702 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Artemisia vulgaris
UCHT029565 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Artemisia vulgaris
BRIT73816 Williamson Tennessee
VDB
Artemisia vulgaris
BEREA025146 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Artemisia vulgaris
31234100240561 Kentucky 10 Oct 1936 E. E. Barton
EKY
Artemisia vulgaris
31234100240553 Kentucky 16 May 1936 David Clark
EKY
Artemisia vulgaris
31234100240587 Robertson Kentucky 20 Jun 2002 Timothy J. Weckman
7293
EKY
Artemisia vulgaris
31973000005270 Campbell Kentucky 04 Oct 1993 Abdel-Nabi, Hadeel
39
KNK
Artemisia vulgaris
31973000005277 Bracken Kentucky 06 Aug 1982 Thieret, John
53578
KNK
Artemisia vulgaris
TENN-V-0235424 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Artemisia vulgaris
APSC0115583 Martin Kentucky
APSC
Artemisia vulgaris
BRIT89529 Rutherford Tennessee
VDB
Artemisia vulgaris
BRIT89528 Davidson Tennessee
VDB
Artemisia vulgaris
31234100240470 Estill Kentucky 18 Sep 1987 Richard G. Guetig
378
EKY
Artemisia vulgaris
31234100240496 Greenup Kentucky 02 Sep 1992 Landon E. McKinney
5251
EKY
Artemisia vulgaris
BEREA002710 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Artemisia vulgaris
BEREA002708 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Artemisia vulgaris
TENN-V-0235420 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Artemisia vulgaris
TENN-V-0235422 Sullivan Tennessee
TENN
Artemisia vulgaris
TENN-V-0235421 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Artemisia vulgaris
TENN-V-0235417 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Artemisia vulgaris
APSC0081320 Williamson Tennessee
APSC
Artemisia vulgaris
APSC0121918 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Artemisia vulgaris
BRIT89525 Davidson Tennessee
VDB
Artemisia vulgaris
BEREA002709 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Artemisia vulgaris
BEREA002707 Garrard Kentucky
BEREA
Artemisia vulgaris
31973000005275 Bracken Kentucky 01 Oct 1983 Buddell, George
2387
KNK
Artemisia vulgaris
MDKY00009714 Carter Kentucky
MDKY
Artemisia vulgaris
APSC0090558 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Artemisia vulgaris
APSC0028092 Washington Tennessee
APSC
Artemisia vulgaris
31234100240538 Madison Kentucky 20 Sep 1994 Gary W. Libby
930
EKY
Artemisia vulgaris
31234100240512 Lewis Kentucky 19 May 2005 Timothy J. Weckman
9341
EKY
Artemisia vulgaris
BEREA002704 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Artemisia vulgaris
BEREA002705 Campbell Kentucky
BEREA
Artemisia vulgaris
BEREA002706 Garrard Kentucky
BEREA
Artemisia vulgaris
31973000005278 Bracken Kentucky 06 Aug 1982 Thieret, John
53578
KNK
Artemisia vulgaris
TENN-V-0235419 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Artemisia vulgaris
TENN-V-0235415 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Artemisia vulgaris
TENN-V-0235423 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Artemisia vulgaris
APSC0121915 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Artemisia vulgaris
APSC0090522 Campbell Kentucky
APSC
Artemisia vulgaris
APSC0090560 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Artemisia vulgaris
BRIT89526 Davidson Tennessee
VDB
Artemisia vulgaris
31234100240520 Lewis Kentucky 02 Sep 1995 Rudy A. Gelis
M1-979
EKY
Artemisia vulgaris
BEREA002703 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Artemisia vulgaris
TENN-V-0235688 McCracken Kentucky
TENN
Artemisia vulgaris
APSC0079990 Breathitt Kentucky
APSC
Artemisia vulgaris
APSC0028095 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Artemisia vulgaris
BRIT89527 Davidson Tennessee
VDB
Artemisia vulgaris
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