Blooms: July - September
Habit: shrub,herb
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Distribution: East of the Cascades in Washington; Pacific Northwest, east into Montana
Habitat: Open, dry plains and hills at moderate to high elevations.
Habit: shrub,herb
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Distribution: East of the Cascades in Washington; Pacific Northwest, east into Montana
Habitat: Open, dry plains and hills at moderate to high elevations.
Species Description:
General: Erect, branching, aromatic shrub, 1-4 dm. tall, the leaves and young branches covered with fine, grey hairs.
Leaves: Leaves persisting through the winter, narrowly wedge-shaped, up to 1.5 cm. long, deeply 3-toothed at the apex, the upper ones narrower and often entire.
Flowers: Heads numerous, sessile, in a spike-like panicle, up to 1.5 cm. wide; involucre 3-5 mm. high, covered with fine, grey hairs; corollas all tubular, fertile, all perfect, yellowish, mostly 3-8; receptacle without hairs; pappus none.
Fruits: Achenes glabrous.
General: Erect, branching, aromatic shrub, 1-4 dm. tall, the leaves and young branches covered with fine, grey hairs.
Leaves: Leaves persisting through the winter, narrowly wedge-shaped, up to 1.5 cm. long, deeply 3-toothed at the apex, the upper ones narrower and often entire.
Flowers: Heads numerous, sessile, in a spike-like panicle, up to 1.5 cm. wide; involucre 3-5 mm. high, covered with fine, grey hairs; corollas all tubular, fertile, all perfect, yellowish, mostly 3-8; receptacle without hairs; pappus none.
Fruits: Achenes glabrous.
Subspecies & Varieties:
Ours is ssp. arbuscula
Accepted Name:
Artemisia arbuscula Nutt.Synonyms:
(none)
Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Artemisia arbuscula
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Artemisia arbuscula specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Artemisia arbuscula specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.
Washington Flora Checklist: Artemisia arbuscula treatment.
E-Flora BC: Artemisia arbuscula atlas page.
CalPhotos: Artemisia arbuscula images.
USDA Plants Database: Artemisia arbuscula.
Clayton J. Antieau, 2004
Clayton J. Antieau, 2004
G. D. Carr, 2009
G. D. Carr, 2009
G. D. Carr, 2009
G. D. Carr, 2009
G. D. Carr, 2009
G. D. Carr, 2009
Ron Bockelman, 2012
Ron Bockelman, 2012
Ron Bockelman, 2011
Ron Bockelman, 2011
Ron Bockelman, 2011
Ron Bockelman, 2011
Ron Bockelman, 2009
Ron Bockelman, 2009
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