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Artemisia campestris var. scouleriana

Artemisia campestris L. var. scouleriana (Hook.) Cronquist

Field Sagewort, Western Sagewort

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Artemisia campestris ssp. pacifica, Artemisia campestris var. pacifica, Artemisia campestris var. strutziae, Artemisia camporum, Artemisia pacifica, Artemisia ripicola, Oligosporus campestris ssp. pacificus, Oligosporus pacificus

USDA Symbol: ARCAS5

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

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial , Biennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet 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: Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NE , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , SK

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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