Asteraceae
Artemisia

Artemisia herba-alba Asso

First published in Syn. Stirp. Aragon.: 117 (1779)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Spain, NW. Africa. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Canary Is., Morocco, Spain, Tunisia

Introduced into:

Great Britain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H. (2014). Illustrated Flora of Lebanon, ed. 2: 1-610. CNRS Publication.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Seriphidium herba-alba.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • GBIF ( 2021-continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321358 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [245] Morocco Seriphidium herba-alba K002321737 Yes
Hassan, L. [1726] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321612 Yes
Chick, H.G. [160] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321671 Yes
Ehrenberg, C.G. [s.n.] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321679 Yes
Chipp, T.F. [27] Sudan Seriphidium herba-alba K002319086 Yes
[Walt figari Big] [s.n.] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321676 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [219] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321625 Yes
Starmuehlner, F. [56] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321630 Yes
Ellman, E.; Nelmes, E. [314] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321342 Yes
Davis, P.H. [8047] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321610 Yes
Bramwell, D.; Richardson, I.; Murray, B.G. [463] Morocco Seriphidium herba-alba K002321728 Yes
Richmond, K.; Whiting, M.M. [51/60] Morocco Seriphidium herba-alba K002321740 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321362 Yes
Jamin, G. [s.n.] Algeria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321716 Yes
Balansa, B. [41] Algeria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321720 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K001738583 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [242] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321626 Yes
Jamin [s.n.] Algeria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321715 Yes
Lange, J. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321344 Yes
Boulos, L.; Jallad, W.; Lahham, J. [s.n.] Jordan Seriphidium herba-alba K002321614 Yes
Balls, E.K. [B2634] Morocco Seriphidium herba-alba K002321738 Yes
Pampanini, R.; Pichi Sermolli, R. [8101] Libya Seriphidium herba-alba K002321745 Yes
Park, C.B. [189] Libya Seriphidium herba-alba K002321750 Yes
[R. Muschler] [s.n.] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321684 Yes
Ellman, E.; Nelmes, E. [314] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321341 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [4091] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321690 Yes
Brown, E.S. [3566] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321643 Yes
[I. Hichce] [s.n.] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321675 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321351 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K001738582 Yes
Winkler, M. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321355 Yes
Porta, P.; Rigo, [76] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321347 Yes
Field, H.; Lazar, Y. [205] Syria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321665 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [H14131934] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321623 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321352 Yes
Davis [50359] Libya Seriphidium herba-alba K002321744 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [3870] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321654 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan Seriphidium herba-alba K002319084 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [3954] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321653 Yes
Balansa, B.; Willmott, E.A. [41] Algeria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321724 Yes
Porta, P.; Rigo, [636] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321340 Yes
Szafranski, F.; Fujczak, M. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321335 Yes
Bramwell, D.; Richardson, I.; Murry, B.G. [424] Morocco Seriphidium herba-alba K002321729 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Upson, T.M. [12833] Morocco Seriphidium herba-alba K002321727 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321761 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321682 Yes
Sintenis, P. [1263] Turkmenistan Seriphidium herba-alba K002321639 Yes
Ibrahim [s.n.] Morocco Seriphidium herba-alba K002321733 Yes
Gabrielith, R. (Miss) [95] West Bank Seriphidium herba-alba K002321664 Yes
Fry, M. [s.n.] France Seriphidium herba-alba K002321334 Yes
Chevallier, L.P.D. [810] Algeria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321721 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [3652] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321650 Yes
Davis, P.H. [8038] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321608 Yes
Pitard, C.J. [3483] Morocco Seriphidium herba-alba K002321735 Yes
Perraudière, H.R.L.T. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321755 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Hanbury, D. [s.n.] Syria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321666 Yes
Kaiser, A. [242] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321683 Yes
[Houlene]; Dickson, H. [377] Saudi Arabia Seriphidium herba-alba K002321677 Yes
Zohary, M. [s.n.] Israel Seriphidium herba-alba K002321620 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321361 Yes
Brown, E.S. [3396] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321648 Yes
Brown, E.S. [3565] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321647 Yes
Balansa, B. [s.n.] Algeria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321722 Yes
Roivainen, H. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321337 Yes
Hemsley, J. [s.n.] Jordan Seriphidium herba-alba K002321615 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Morocco Seriphidium herba-alba K002321732 Yes
Brown, E.S. [3344] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321635 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Morocco Seriphidium herba-alba K002321730 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321756 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [H1413] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321624 Yes
Gimingham, C.H. [Cr 35] Libya Seriphidium herba-alba K002321749 Yes
de Bunge, Al. [s.n.] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321660 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Morocco Seriphidium herba-alba K002321734 Yes
s.coll. [585] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321674 Yes
Bourgeau [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321762 Yes
Keith [814] Libya Seriphidium herba-alba K002321748 Yes
Cosson, E. [s.n.] Algeria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321719 Yes
Brown, E.S. [3457] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321645 Yes
Davis [49641] Libya Seriphidium herba-alba K002321746 Yes
Davis, P.H. [5654 A] Syria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321637 Yes
Longa, M. [s.n.] Libya Seriphidium herba-alba K002321743 Yes
Brown, E.S. [787] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321633 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [H1413] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321622 Yes
Brown, E.S. [3409] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321688 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [3874] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321655 Yes
de Bunge, Al. [2] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321659 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [4493] Jordan Seriphidium herba-alba K002321669 Yes
Stapf [s.n.] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321657 Yes
Webb, P.B. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321763 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321359 Yes
Gourlay, W.B.; Richards, P.W.; Tutin, T.G. [401] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321339 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [4070] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321649 Yes
Orshan, G. [s.n.] Israel Seriphidium herba-alba K002321619 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [4493] Jordan Seriphidium herba-alba K002321668 Yes
Balansa, B.; Gay, J.E. [s.n.] Algeria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321711 No
[G. Schweinfurth] [s.n.] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321681 Yes
Brown, E.S. [3417] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321634 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321357 Yes
Brown, E.S. [751] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321636 Yes
Kralik [s.n.] Tunisia Seriphidium herba-alba K002321725 Yes
Gandoger, M. [340] France Seriphidium herba-alba K002321363 Yes
Park, C.B. [213] Libya Seriphidium herba-alba K002321751 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321343 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [1747] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321631 Yes
Guibourt, M. [s.n.] Algeria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321742 Yes
Lindley [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321759 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321345 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321713 Yes
Brown, E.S. [3413] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321687 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [H1413] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321627 Yes
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [6794] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321629 Yes
Meinertzhagen [94] Sudan Seriphidium herba-alba K002319083 Yes
Chipp, T.F. [27] Sudan Seriphidium herba-alba K002319085 Yes
Polunin, O. [11887] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321686 Yes
Täckholm, V.; El Hadidi, M.N.E.; Lahham, J.; Boulos, L. [s.n.] Jordan Seriphidium herba-alba K002321616 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [4089] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321658 Yes
[R. Muschler] [s.n.] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321685 Yes
Schmitt, G. [s.n.] Algeria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321718 Yes
Gandoger, M. [336] France Seriphidium herba-alba K002321348 Yes
[R. Muschler] [s.n.] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321680 Yes
Gandoger, M. [336] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321356 Yes
Trumlle, H.C. [9] Algeria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321712 Yes
de Bunge, Al. [3] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321661 Yes
Gandoger, M. [s.n.] Algeria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321717 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [226] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321611 Yes
Reverchon, E. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321349 Yes
[R. Muschler] [s.n.] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321678 Yes
Faure, A. [s.n.] Algeria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321741 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [359] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321757 Yes
Saint-Lager, J.B. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321338 Yes
Dickson, W. [594] Saudi Arabia Seriphidium herba-alba K002321618 Yes
Durando, G.L. [s.n.] Algeria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321714 Yes
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, F.C. [1139] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321354 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [135] Morocco Seriphidium herba-alba K002321739 Yes
Porta, P.; Rigo, [229] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321350 Yes
Boulos, L.; Ali, T. [s.n.] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321607 Yes
Davis, P.H. [6156 B] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321609 Yes
Hart, H.C. [s.n.] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321673 Yes
Pitard, C.J. [3482] Morocco Seriphidium herba-alba K002321736 Yes
El, K.; Karamanli [649] Libya Seriphidium herba-alba K002321747 Yes
Meinertzhagen [86] Sudan Seriphidium herba-alba K002319082 Yes
{Lord Kinross} [s.n.] Egypt Seriphidium herba-alba K002321621 Yes
Chapman, G.W. [49] Syria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321638 Yes
Rein; Baron von Fritzsch [362] Morocco Seriphidium herba-alba K002321731 Yes
[Munton P. N.] [24] Oman Seriphidium herba-alba K002321617 Yes
Reboud, V.; Willmott, E.A. [2110] Algeria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321723 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Jordan Seriphidium herba-alba K002321613 Yes
McLeay, G. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321360 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321691 Yes
de Bunge, Al. [s.n.] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321689 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [3878] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321651 Yes
s.coll. [32] Jordan Seriphidium herba-alba K002321667 Yes
Stapf [s.n.] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321656 Yes
Brown, E.S. [3570] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321644 Yes
Field, H.; Lazar, Y. [683] Syria Seriphidium herba-alba K002321670 Yes
Holland, F.W. [s.n.] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321672 Yes
McLeay, G. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K001738179 Yes
Acebes, J.R.; Pérez, P.L.; Beltran, E.; Del Arco, M. [s.n.] Seriphidium herba-alba K002321754 Yes
Archibald, J.C. [2946] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321632 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [3905] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321652 Yes
Barra, A.; Blanco, P.; López, G.; Temprano, E. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321336 Yes
Gandoger, M. [3[3]0] France Seriphidium herba-alba K002321353 Yes
Meyers, F. [8835] West Bank Seriphidium herba-alba K002321663 Yes
de Bunge, Al. [4] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321662 Yes
L. F. [illegible] [3338] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321628 Yes
Brown, E.S. [3434] Iran Seriphidium herba-alba K002321646 Yes
R.P.M. [s.n.] Spain Seriphidium herba-alba K002321758 Yes

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0