Sea Wormwood
Artemisia maritima
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Artemisia
Sea Wormwood belongs to the family Asteraceae, order Asterales, within the Magnoliopsida class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
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.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
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.
Agricultural conversion of coastal areas
Coastal development and urbanization
Salt marsh habitat destruction
Sea level rise and coastal erosion
Pollution and eutrophication
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Sea Wormwood (Artemisia maritima). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/sea-wormwood