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Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Family: Asteraceae  
Common names: mugwort [PLANTS 2001], silver wormwood [Hrusa 2001]

Name Status:
Recognized as current in JM93 + ICPN + PLANTS

Synonyms:
XWALK:Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. mexicana
XWALK:Artemisia ludoviciana var. americana
XWALK:Artemisia ludoviciana var. latiloba
XWALK:Artemisia mexicana

Related names:
See the following taxa contained within Artemisia ludoviciana:
- Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula
- Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans
- Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta
- Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana
- Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. mexicana
(This is a parent record -- observation data is an aggregate of data for subspecies and varieties above.)
See a list of other species in the genus Artemisia found in California.

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Wetlands: usually occurs in non wetlands, but occasionally found on wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Svc.]
Elevation: between 0 and 11600 feet   [Calflora 2004 (ft.)]
Toxicity: Dermatitis   [Filmer 2008]
Artemisia ludoviciana, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond [Lum/Walker].

Distribution in California based on observations contributed to the Calflora Plant Observation Library:
Shaded counties indicate at least one observation within the county. Consult individual observations to evaluate evidence of presence.

  indicates that there is a specimen from this county in an herbarium.
Specimens have the highest reliability of identification.
  indicates that there is a documented observation,
vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
  indicates that there are other reported observations, unvouchered.
  indicates that the county falls within the described species range published in botanical literature, or that there is a reported observation in this county available to Calflora indirectly.
 

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Information about  Artemisia ludoviciana  from other sources:
Photos from CalPhotos 1993 Jepson Manual Treament from the UC Jepson Herbaria
Photos or website references on Google Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
PLANTS profile (code=ARLU) from USDA PLANTS Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Nursery availability and horticultural information on CNPLX (California Native Plant Link Exchange)

Citation:
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. [web application]. 2009. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 17, 2009).
Note that the information on this page comes from diverse sources. None of the links are sponsored.


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