Asteraceae
Artemisia

Artemisia dracunculus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 849 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Northern Hemisphere to Tropical Mountains. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Baltic States, Belarus, Borneo, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Gulf States, Hainan, Idaho, Illinois, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Magadan, Malaya, Manchuria, Manitoba, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yukon

Introduced into:

Alaska, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Mauritius, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sardegna, Switzerland, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • GCC (2011). Global Compositae Checklist http://compositae.landcareresearch.co.nz/.
  • Ghafoor, A. (2002). Flora of Pakistan 207: 1-172. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Ling, Y. & Y.R.Ling in Ling, Y. Et Ge, X. (1991). Anthemideae. Flora Reiublicae Popularis Sinicae 76(2): 1-321. Science Press.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Shishkin, B.K. & Bobrov, E.G. (eds.) (1961). Compositae. Carduoideae. Flora of the USSR 26: 1-938. Science Publishers, Inc.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 5: 1-451. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • GCC (2011). Global Compositae Checklist http://compositae.landcareresearch.co.nz/.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1992). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 6: 1-428. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 13: 1-499. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (ed.) (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 26, 1985 s.coll. [s.n.] K000942255 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 26, 1985 s.coll. [s.n.] K000942256 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 26, 1985 s.coll. [s.n.] K000942258 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 26, 1985 s.coll. [s.n.] K000942257 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 11, 1985 Nelson, A.; Nelson, E. [6602] United States K000891984 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 11, 1985 s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000891986 Type Yes
May 24, 1985 Pringle, C.G. [1309] Mexico K000504125 Type Yes
Ewan, J.; Ewan, N. [s.n.] United States K002303266 Yes
Heller, A.A. [s.n.] United States K002303272 Yes
Pringle, C.G.; Beechey [s.n.] United States K002303234 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [10530] Canada K002303221 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [508] United Kingdom K002717815 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002303612 Yes
Nelson, A. [8092] United States K000891985 Unknown Type Material Yes
Summers, L.A. [474] United States K002303236 Yes
Griffith [1023] Afghanistan K002637205 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] K002303607 Yes
[J. Szabo] [s.n.] K002637202 Yes
Trask, B. [s.n.] United States K002303243 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002717823 Yes
Baker, C.F. [631] United States K002303250 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [1581] United States K002303270 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [8554] United States K002303273 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002296173 Yes
Lindheimer, F.J. [869] United States K002303255 Yes
Macoun, J. [10959] Canada K002303226 Yes
Gouan [s.n.] K002303610 Yes
Dallimore, W. [551] K002303608 Yes
Warren, E.M. [146] Canada K002303220 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002303613 Yes
Budenberg, W.S.; Meech, S.T. [256] China K002295518 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002303217 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002303609 Yes
Hitchcock, C.L. [2222] United States K002303271 Yes
Thomson, T. [2206] K002296175 Yes
Gandoger [s.n.] K002303616 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002303268 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [868] United States K002303253 Yes
Thompson, T. [s.n.] India K002296179 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [10107] Canada K002303223 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Russia K002717821 Yes
s.coll. [103] K002296180 Yes
Spencer, M.F. [1391] United States K002303244 Yes
Belshaw, C.M. [2733] United States K002303240 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [s.n.] United States K002303260 Yes
Abrams, L. [2822] United States K002303237 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002303617 Yes
Schuette, J.H. [s.n.] United States K002303247 Yes
Besse, E. [s.n.] Russia K002717822 Yes
Duran, V. [3136] United States K002303241 Yes
s.coll. [3194] Afghanistan K002637204 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002303611 Yes
Heller, A.A. [s.n.] United States K002303264 Yes
Macown [685] Canada K002303218 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002303214 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000891874 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lindheimer, F. [s.n.] United States K002303259 Yes
Townsend, C.H.T.; Barber, C.M. [s.n.] Mexico K002303459 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [11143] United States K002303258 Yes
Sieber [s.n.] Italy K002717819 Yes
Budenberg, W.S. [60] Pakistan K002296178 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [s.n.] United States K002303257 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002295517 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002303212 No
Geyer, C.A. [668] United States K002303209 Yes
Ewan, J.A. [9858] United States K002303246 Yes
Douglas; Lindley [s.n.] K002303215 Yes
Blumer, J.C. [s.n.] United States K002303231 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [s.n.] United States K002303252 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002296174 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002303615 No
Baker, C.F.; Earle, F.S.; Tracy, S.M. [628] United States K002303265 Yes
Dr. Giles [108] K002296176 Yes
[G. Rvarly] [s.n.] United States K002303235 Yes
[C. H. Huveau] [450] United States K002303233 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; Leiberg, J.B. [829] United States K002303262 Yes
s.coll. [1219 & 1659] United States K002303245 Yes
Bourgeau [s.n.] Canada K002303225 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [598] United States K002303261 Yes
Mulford, A.I. [592] United States K002303248 Yes
Bourgeau [s.n.] Canada K002303224 Yes
Grey-Wilson, C.; Hewer, T.F. [1422] Afghanistan K002637201 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [400] United States K002303239 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [4021] United States K002303242 Yes
Sharsmith, C.W. [2916] United States K002303232 Yes
Britton, C.E. [2632] United Kingdom K002717818 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [756] United States K002303254 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000891875 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bellew, H.W. [s.n.] India K002296181 Yes
Griffith [986] Afghanistan K002637207 Yes
Hartman, C.V. [778] Mexico K002303461 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002303606 Yes
Medlin, L.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002717816 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [4590] Canada K002303222 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002303269 Yes
McCalla, W.C. [2018] Canada K002303227 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Russia K002717820 Yes
Dieterle, A. [471] Afghanistan K002637206 Yes
Burke [129] K002303219 Yes
C.C.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002717817 Yes
Baker, C.F. [651] United States K002303267 Yes
Mulford, A.I. [1097] United States K002303251 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] K002303216 Yes
Thornber, J.J. [s.n.] United States K002303230 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [s.n.] United States K002303256 Yes
Amer, N. [s.n.] United States K002303211 Yes
Wooton, E.O. [s.n.] United States K002303249 Yes
Nelson, E.W. [6318] Mexico K002303460 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K002303462 Yes
Hay, W.P. [389] Afghanistan K002637203 Yes
Wright, C. [1272] United States K002303210 Yes
Budenberg, W.S. [60] Pakistan K002296177 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002303614 Yes
Abrams, L. [2824] United States K002303238 Yes
Eastwood, A. [80] United States K002303263 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0