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Artemisia tilesii ssp. elatior

Artemisia tilesii Ledeb. ssp. elatior (Torr. & A. Gray) Hultén

Tilesius' Wormwood, Aleutian Mugwort

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Artemisia elatior, Artemisia tilesii var. elatior

USDA Symbol: ARTIE

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Size Notes: Up to about 32 inches 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
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AK , ID , MT , NV , OR , WA
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NT , NU , ON , QC , SK , YT

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.

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 tilesii ssp. elatior in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Artemisia tilesii ssp. elatior in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Artemisia tilesii ssp. elatior

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-03-02
Research By: TWC Staff

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