Artemisia longifolia

Artemisia longifolia is North American species in the daisy family, known by the common name long-leaved sage or longleaf wormwood. It is native to western Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia) and the north-central United States (Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wyoming, and Colorado with a few isolated populations in Oklahoma).[2]

Artemisia longifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. longifolia
Binomial name
Artemisia longifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. integrifolia A.Nelson
  • Artemisia natronensis A.Nelson
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. longifolia (Nutt.) M.Peck
  • Artemisia vulgaris subsp. longifolia (Nutt.) H.M.Hall & Clem.

Artemisia longifolia is a perennial up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, usually not forming clumps. Leaves are longer and narrower than for most related species, up to 12 cm (5 inches) long. The species grows in barren areas, in grasslands, and in alkaline flats in the high plains.[3]

References
  1. The Plant List Artemisia longifolia Nutt.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Flora of North America, Long-leaved sage, Artemisia longifolia


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