familyAsteraceae
genusArtemisia
subgenusArtemisia subg. Artemisia
speciesArtemisia ludoviciana
subspeciesArtemisia ludoviciana subsp. candicans
Artemisia ludoviciana subsp. candicans
Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 25: 447. 1946.
Basionym: Artemisia candicans Rydberg
Synonyms: Artemisia gracilenta A. NelsonArtemisia latiloba (Nuttall) RydbergArtemisia ludoviciana var. candicans (Rydberg) H. St. JohnArtemisia ludoviciana var. latiloba NuttallArtemisia vulgaris subsp. candicans (Rydberg) H. M. Hall & ClementsArtemisia vulgaris var. candicans (Rydberg) M. Peck
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Stems 30–50(–80) cm, mostly simple, sparsely tomentose. Leaves ± white; blades broadly obovate to oblong, 4–10 × 1.5–4 cm, relatively deeply lobed (lobes, lanceolate, 1/3+ blade lengths, acute), faces tomentose (usually less densely adaxially). Heads in racemiform arrays 4–7 × 2–4 cm. Involucres (broadly campanulate), 4–5 × 4–8 mm. Florets: pistillate 8–10; bisexual 20–30; corollas 1.5–2 mm.
Phenology: Flowering mid–late summer.
Habitat: Mountains, usually in loamy soils
Elevation: 1800–3000 m
Distribution
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Alta., B.C., Calif., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Oreg., Utah, Wash., Wyo.
Discussion
Subspecies candicans is broadly circumscribed in this treatment. Variants within the complex, especially var. latiloba, may merit segregation.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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