Artemisia caudata Michaux. Sand Wormwood, Beach Wormwood. Phen: Jul-Oct. Hab: Sandy woodlands, beaches and dunes, gravelly and rocky shores; also adventive in sandy fields, on roadsides, in railroad ballast, and other disturbed areas. Dist: Native south to NJ, PA, OH, IN, IL, MO, AR (?), OK, and TX. Rare at Presque Isle, nw. PA (S. Grund, pers.comm., 2021).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Il, Oh3, RAB, S, Björk (2021), Yeou-Ruenn (1995); = Artemisia campestris L. ssp. caudata (Michx.) H.M.Hall & Clem. – Ar, C, Fl7, FNA19, GrPl, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo2, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, 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

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