NameThatPlant.net: Artemisia stelleriana

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Artemisia stelleriana FAMILY Asteraceae__ Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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Read more about Beach Wormwood at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Artemisia stelleriana FAMILY Asteraceae__

COMMON NAME:
Beach Wormwood, Dusty Miller, Hoary Mugwort, Oldwoman

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Artemisia stelleriana FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Artemisia stelleriana FAMILY Asteraceae__

4179

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Sandy roadsides, dunes, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Japan & northeast Asia

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate
Leaf blade densely tomentose

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Disc: Pale yellow
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:

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