Sea Wormwood
CR

Sea Wormwood

Artemisia maritima

Unknown

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_maritima

Overview

A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.

Sea Wormwood faces severe threats from coastal development, sea level rise, and habitat destruction of its specialized salt marsh environments. The species' narrow ecological requirements and fragmented populations make it particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts and human encroachment on coastal areas.

Threat summary

Habitat

Sea Wormwood inhabits salt marshes, coastal mudflats, and saline grasslands along temperate coastlines. The species is specifically adapted to brackish and saline soils in tidal zones and upper salt marsh areas where it can tolerate regular salt spray and periodic flooding.

TERRESTRIAL· major

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Sea Wormwood classified as Critically Endangered?
Sea Wormwood is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. Sea Wormwood faces severe threats from coastal development, sea level rise, and habitat destruction of its specialized salt marsh environments. The species' narrow ecological requirements and fragmented populations make it particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts and human encroachment on coastal areas.
Where does Sea Wormwood live?
Sea Wormwood occurs in across multiple regions. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Sea Wormwood?
The main threats to Sea Wormwood are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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