Sagewort

Plant Profile
FYUSE 3D Image	Common Name: Sagewort Other Names: White Sage, Western Mugwort, Louisiana Wormwood, Louisiana Sagewort Species Name: Artemisia ludoviciana Plant Type: Forb Family Name: Asteraceae, Sunflower Family


Plant Facts
Origin	Native
Duration	Perennial
Distribution in the U.S.	Western half of U.S. from Canada to Mexico
Distribution in Oklahoma	Across the state; greatest populations in western two-thirds of the state

ID Characteristics

Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Dark gray-green top side of leaves; silvery white underside
- Leaves narrow and pointed with varying number of pointed fingers off sides
- Smells of mentholatum when crushed
Floral
- Small yellowish-white flowers on branches at very top of plant
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Shape: Lobed
- Stipules: Absent
Floral Characteristics
- Flower Color: White to yellow-tan
- Flower Timing: August-October
- Fruit Type: Achene