Artemisia ludoviciana Nuttall. Subgenus: Artemisia. White Sage, White Sagewort, Prairie Sage, Western Mugwort. Phen: Late Aug-Nov. Hab: Prairies, roadsides, fencerows, eastwards in disturbed areas. Dist: MI west to AK, south as a native to IL, AR, TX, NM, AZ, CA, and s. Mexico.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Fl7, Mex, Pa, Va, WH3; = Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. ludoviciana – Ar, FNA19, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE; = Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. var. ludoviciana – C, G, GrPl, SE1; > Artemisia gnaphalodes Nutt. – Tat; > Artemisia herriotii Rydb. – F; < Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. – Ok; > Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. – RAB, Yeou-Ruenn (1995); > Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. ludoviciana – NY; > Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. var. americana (Besser) Fernald – F; > Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. var. brittonii (Rydb.) Fernald – F; > Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. var. gnaphalodes (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray – F, Il, Oh3; > Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. var. latifolia (Besser) Torr. & A.Gray – F; > Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. var. ludoviciana – F, Il, Mo2, Oh3; > Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. var. pabularis (A.Nelson) Fernald – F; > Artemisia serrata Nutt. – F, NY

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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 ?: 9