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Artemisia campestris var. borealis

Artemisia campestris L. var. borealis (Pall.) M. Peck

Field Sagewort, Western Sagewort

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Artemisia borealis, Artemisia borealis ssp. purshii, Artemisia borealis var. latisecta, Artemisia borealis var. purshii, Artemisia campestris ssp. canadensis, Artemisia campestris var. canadensis, Artemisia campestris var. purshii, Artemisia canadensis, Artemisia richardsoniana, Artemisia spithamea, Oligosporus groenlandicus

USDA Symbol: ARCAB4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

This taxon appears as Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. borealis on the USDA PLANTS Database website.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial , Biennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Orange , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , CO , ID , ME , MI , MN , MT , NM , NY , OH , OR , VT , WA , WY
Canada: NT , NU , YT

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Artemisia campestris var. borealis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Artemisia campestris var. borealis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Artemisia campestris var. borealis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-07-20
Research By: CBR

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