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Artemisia mexicana Willdenow ex Sprengel. Subgenus: Artemisia. Common name: White Sagebrush, Silver Wormwood. Phenology: Jun-Nov. Habitat: Prairies, forest openings, disturbed areas. Distribution: MO, NE, CO, UT, and CA south to TX, NM, AZ, and Mexico. Reported for c. TN (Kartesz 2015).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ok; = Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. mexicana (Willd. ex Spreng.) Keck — Ar, FNA19, NcTx; = Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. var. mexicana (Willd. ex Spreng.) Fernald — C, F, GrPl, Mo2; < Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. — Mex; < Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. mexicana (Willd. ex Spreng.) Keck — K4. Basionym: Artemisia mexicana Willd. ex Spreng. 1826

Links to other floras: = Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. mexicana - FNA19

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • 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 ⓘ: 4

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