Taxon Details

Artemisia nesiotica

island sagebrush

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Taxon Summary:

Artemisia nesiotica, commonly known as island sagebrush, is a perennial evergreen shrub in the Asteraceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Coastal scrub (rocky), and Valley and foothill grassland, growing at elevations from 5 to 175 meters. Artemisia nesiotica is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Artemisia nesiotica Raven
Common Name: island sagebrush
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST0S120
USDA Plants Symbol:	ARNE6
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2025-10-29

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub

Blooming Period: Apr-Sep

Elevation:
5 - 175 meters
15 - 575 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal scrub (rocky)
Valley and foothill grassland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Recovering on SCM Isl. after removal of feral herbivores. See Aliso 5(3):341 (1963) for original description.
Threats: Possibly threatened by non-native plants.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), Santa Barbara (SBA), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
San Clemente Island Central (3211874), San Clemente Island North (3211885), San Clemente Island South (3211873), San Nicolas Island (3311924), Santa Barbara Island (3311848)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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