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Artemisia

not marked as a favorite taxon Artemisia caudata Michaux. Common name: Sand Wormwood, Beach Wormwood. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Sandy woodlands, beaches and dunes, gravelly and rocky shores; also adventive in sandy fields, on roadsides, in railroad ballast, and other disturbed areas. Distribution: Native south to NJ, PA, OH, IN, IL, MO, AR (?), OK, and TX. Rare at Presque Isle, nw. PA (S. Grund, pers.comm., 2021).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Il, K4, Oh3, RAB, S, Björk (2021), Yeou-Ruenn (1995); = Artemisia campestris L. ssp. caudata (Michx.) H.M.Hall & Clem. — Ar, C, Fl7, FNA19, GrPl, Mi, Mo2, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, POWO, SE1, WH3, Arriagada & Miller (1997); = Oligosporus campestris (L.) Cass. ssp. caudatus (Michx.) W.A.Weber; = Oligosporus caudatus (Michx.) Poljakov; < Artemisia campestris L. — Ok; > Artemisia caudata Michx. var. calvens Lunell — F; > Artemisia caudata Michx. var. caudata — F. Basionym: Artemisia caudata Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata - FNA19

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (name change)
  • Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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