Artemisia porteri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida 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. Tridentatae
Species: Artemisia porteri

Name

Artemisia porteri Cronquist, Madroño 11: 145 (1951).

• Type: U.S.A., Wyoming: 10 miles east of Sand Drew Oil Field and 40 miles southeast of Riverton, Fremont County, 6000 feet. Leg. C.L. Porter 4969, 1949-07-06. (Rocky Mountain Herbarium 214909). several Isotypes.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Northwestern U.S.A. Montana, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cronquist, A.J. 1951. A new Artemisia from Wyoming. Madroño 11: 145–146. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Artemisia porteri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Mar. 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Artemisia porteri. Published online. Accessed: 20. Mar. 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Porter's Wormwood