Taxon Report

Artemisia palmeri Gray

San Diego sagewort

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  Classification
Scientific Name:
 Artemisia palmeri Gray
Common Name:
 San Diego sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Element Code: PDAST0S160
USDA Plants Symbol: ARPA15
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History
Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub
Blooming Period: (Feb)May-Sep (Feb)May-Sep
Elevation: 5-915 (15-3000)
General Habitats: Chaparral, Coastal scrub, Riparian forest, Riparian scrub, Riparian woodland
Microhabitat: Mesic, Sandy
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.2
Global Rank: G3?
State Rank:
 S3?
State List: None
Fed List: None
Other Status: SB_CRES
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
Total Occurrences: 36
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 4
   Good (B) 17
   Fair (C) 3
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 12

Location
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alpine (3211677), Barrett Lake (3211666), Bonsall (3311732), Del Mar (3211782), Dulzura (3211667), El Cajon (3211678), El Cajon Mtn. (3211687), Encinitas (3311713), Escondido (3311711), Imperial Beach (3211751), Jamul Mountains (3211668), Julian (3311615), La Jolla (3211772), La Mesa (3211771), National City (3211761), Poway (3211781), Rancho Santa Fe (3311712), Redlands (3411712), San Clemente (3311745), San Luis Rey (3311723), San Marcos (3311722), San Pasqual (3311618), San Vicente Reservoir (3211688), Sunnymead (3311782), Viejas Mountain (3211676)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 7
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
30 83 %
Development 27 75%
Other 4 11%
Mining 2 5%
Non-native plant impacts 2 5%
Foot traffic/trampling 1 2%
Road/trail construction/maint. 1 2%
Vandalism/dumping/litter 1 2%

Notes
Threatened by development and flood control projects. Possibly threatened by non-native plants.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 26 December 2024].