Redstem wormwood vs wormseed

Artemisia scoparia compared with Artemisia maritima

Key Differences

• Redstem wormwood is Not Evaluated while wormseed is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Redstem wormwood	wormseed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Artemisia	Artemisia
Species	Artemisia scoparia	Artemisia maritima

Evolutionary Relationship

Redstem wormwood and wormseed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Artemisia.

Conservation Status

Redstem wormwood

NE — Not Evaluated

wormseed

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Redstem wormwood	wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Redstem wormwood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Tajikistan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

wormseed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden