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Photographer: Kenneth J. Sytsma
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Family Asteraceae
Artemisia campestris L. subsp. caudata (Michx.) H.M.Hall & Clem.
field sage-wort, field wormwood
Artemisia: referring to the Greek goddess Artemis who so benefited from a plant of this family that she gave it her own name
campestris: of the fields or open plains
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, biennial/perennial, 8"-32" tall, slightly scented forb; taprooted |
| Flower: | head yellow, up to 1/5" wide; inflorescence small, spike-like to large, open branched clusters; blooms July-Oct. |
| Fruit: | mostly cylindrical, dry seed |
| Leaf: | alternate, feathery-divided into linear segments, both sides of similar color, lower leaves crowded, |
| Habitat: | dry; prairies, woods, beaches; in sandy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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