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Smith, R.W.

Artemisia campestris

Artemisia campestris L.

Field Sagewort

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ARCA12

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

From the Image Gallery

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Biennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Shape: Linear , Oblong
Leaf Apex: Acute
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall, often much shorter.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Green
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , AL , AZ , CA , CO , CT , FL , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , MA , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , NU , ON , PE , QC , SK

Growing Conditions

Soil Moisture: Dry

Value to Beneficial Insects

Provides Nesting Materials/Structure for Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Natural Biodiversity - Johnstown, PA

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-22
Research By: TWC Staff

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