Artemisia arborescens

Artemisia arborescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Anthemideae
Subtribus: Artemisiinae
Genus: Artemisia
Subgenus: Artemisia subg. Absinthium
Species: Artemisia arborescens

Name

Artemisia arborescens L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 2: 1188 (1763).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Absinthium arborescens Vaill., Königl. Akad. Wiss. Paris Phys. Abh. 5: 338 (1754). nom. inval.?
  • Absinthium arborescens (L.) Moench, Methodus: 579 (4 May 1794).
• Heterotypic
  • Artemisia elegans Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 191 (Nov–Dec 1796) nom. superfl.
• Misapplied names
  • Artemisia argentea sensu Sebast. & Mauri, Fl. Roman. Prodr. 272 (1818). non Artemisia argentea L'Hér., Sert. Angl. 22 (1788). (indirectly cited by Sebastiani & Mauri via Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 170; Willkom & Lange, Prod. Fl. Hisp. 2: 68 (1865) cite Artemisia argentea Sebast. & Mauri in synonymy)

⧼=Note⧽

• Absinthium argenteum (L'Hér.) Bess., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 1: 227 (“272”) (1829) = Artemisia argentea.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares (Ibiza with Formentera, Mallorca, Menorca), Corse (doubtfully native), France (naturalized), Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia (Sicily, Malta (casual)), Yugoslavia (Croatia, Montenegro). Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus (C-Mountains, E-Cyprus, N-Cyprus, S-Cyprus, W-Cyprus), E-Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon: coastal W-Lebanon; Syria: coastal W-Syria, C-Syrian Desert), Palestine (Israel: coastal W-Israel, E-Israel: Rift Valley, N-Israel; Jordan: W-Jordan), Turkey (NE-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, SW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia). Regional: Arabian Peninsula Yemen (SW-Yemen). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1763. Species Plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Editio secunda. Tomus II, Pp. 785–1684, [1–64, indexes]. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Artemisia arborescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Artemisia arborescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Artemisia arborescens. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Artemisia arborescens. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Artemisia arborescens in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 21.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Strauch-Beifuß
English: Shrubby Mugwort
italiano: Assenzio aromatico
sardu: Assentu

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