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