Sagewort
| Plant Profile | |
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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 |
Examples of SagewortArtemisia ludoviciana
| Plant Facts | |
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| 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
| Habitat/Ecology | |
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| Soil Type | Various |
| Habitat | Prairies and forest edges |
| Successional Stage | Mid to late |
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