Artemisia franserioides
Artemisia franserioides, the ragweed sagebrush[3] or bursage mugwort, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Oklahoma) as well as northern Mexico (Chihuahua).[4]
| Artemisia franserioides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Artemisia |
| Species: | A. franserioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Artemisia franserioides | |
Artemisia franserioides is a biennial or perennial growing up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. It is faintly aromatic, with many small, hanging flower heads. It grows in conifer forests.[2][5]
The specific epithet franserioides is derived from Latinized Greek, meaning resembling the genus Franseria.[2] Franseria is now a synonym of Ambrosia (ragweeds).
References
- Artemisia franserioides was first described by Edward Lee Greene in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. New York. 10(4): 42. 1883 [Apr 1883] "Plant Name Details for Artemisia franserioides". IPNI. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- Greene, Edward Lee 1883. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 10(4): 42
- "Artemisia franserioides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Flora of North America, Bursage mugwort, Artemisia franserioides Greene
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