familyAsteraceae
genusArtemisia
subgenusArtemisia subg. Drancunculus
speciesArtemisia borealis
subspeciesArtemisia borealis subsp. borealis
Artemisia borealis subsp. borealis
Common names: Boreal sage
Synonyms: Artemisia campestris var. purshii (Besser) Cronquist Artemisia campestris var. spithamaea (Pursh) M. Peck Artemisia campestris var. strutziae S. L. Welsh Artemisia purshii (Pallas) Polyakov Artemisia spithamaea (Hornemann) Á. Löve & D. Löve Oligosporus borealis unknown Oligosporus groenlandicus unknown
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 506.
Revision as of 18:39, 24 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Plants 10–20(–40) cm, herbage villoso-tomentose, glabrate, or glabrous. Corollas (at least lobes) usually yellow-orange (sometimes red-tinged), 2.2–3 mm. 2n = 18, 36.
Phenology: Flowering mid–late summer.
Habitat: Open meadows, usually on well-drained soils
Elevation: 0–3500 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., N.W.T., Nunavut, Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Utah, Wash., Wyo., Eurasia.
Discussion
Subspecies borealis is widespread in the mountains of western North America. Some high-elevation populations have corollas tinged with red.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.