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Photographer: Marcie O'Connor
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Family Asteraceae
Artemisia serrata Nutt.
saw-leaf mugwort, saw-toothed sagebrush, saw-tooth wormwood, toothed sage
Artemisia: referring to the Greek goddess Artemis who so benefited from a plant of this family that she gave it her own name
serrata: saw-toothed
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 3'-6' tall forb; stems mostly hairless below the inflorescence; from rhizomes |
| Flower: | head yellowish; inflorescence large, leafy clusters; blooms Aug.-Oct. |
| Fruit: | elliptical, dry seed |
| Leaf: | alternate, many, lance-like, undivided leaves with sharp, even teeth; upper side green, lower side silvery  |
| Habitat: | prairies, low ground |
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