*Artemisia biennis Willdenow. Subgenus: Pectinata. Common name: Biennial Wormwood. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas, especially in sandy soils; also waif in waste area around wool-combing mills (SC). Distribution: Native of the w. United States. Reported for SC by Nesom (2004d); also reported to be naturalized as far east as TN and WV (Hardy County).
Origin/Endemic status: W. North America
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, FNA19, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo2, NE, NY, Oh3, Pa, POWO, Tat; = n/a — RAB; > Artemisia biennis Willd. var. biennis — C
Links to other floras: = Artemisia biennis - FNA19
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
- Great Plains: FACU (name change)
- Midwest: FACW (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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