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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 , BiennialHabit: 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 , GreenBloom Time: Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , CO , ID , ME , MI , MN , MT , NM , NY , OH , OR , VT , WA , WYCanada: 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 PlantsFNA: Find Artemisia campestris var. borealis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Artemisia campestris var. borealis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-07-20Research By: CBR