Artemisia campestris
Status systemTNC
GenusArtemisia
Speciescampestris
AuthorityL. 1753 not Pursh 1813 nor Kitam. 1940[1]

Artemisia campestris is a common and widespread species of plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It is native to a wide region of Eurasia and North America.[2] Common names include field wormwood,[3] beach wormwood,[4] northern wormwood,[5] Breckland wormwood,[6] boreal wormwood, Canadian wormwood, field sagewort and field mugwort.[7][8][9]

Artemisia campestris is a branching, aromatic plant up to 150 cm (5 ft) tall. It grows in open sites on dry sandy soils, in steppes, rocky slopes, and waste areas.[8]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are accepted:[10]

  • Artemisia campestris subsp. borealis (Pall.) H.M.Hall & Clem.
  • Artemisia campestris subsp. bottnica Lundstr. ex Kindb.
  • Artemisia campestris subsp. campestris
  • Artemisia campestris subsp. canadensis (Michx.) Scoggan
  • Artemisia campestris subsp. caudata (Michx.) H.M.Hall & Clem.
  • Artemisia campestris subsp. cinerea
  • Artemisia campestris subsp. glutinosa (Gay ex Bess.) Batt.
  • Artemisia campestris subsp. lednicensis (Spreng.) Greuter & Raab-Straube
  • Artemisia campestris subsp. pacifica H.M.Hall & Clem.
  • Artemisia campestris subsp. variabilis (Ten.) Greuter

References

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  2. ^ Hill, Chris (2021-02-03). "'Incredibly rare' plants burst into life on busy industrial estate". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
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  5. ^ Second alternative name
  6. ^ "3rd alternative name". Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
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  9. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Assenzio di campo, Artemisia campestris L.
  10. ^ "Artemisia campestris L.". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 May 2021.