Artemisia suksdorfii

Artemisia suksdorfii is a North American species of sagebrush in the sunflower family. It is known by the common names coastal mugwort, coastal wormwood, and Suksdorf sagewort. It is native to coastal regions from British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and northern California as far south as Sonoma County, with isolated populations on Santa Catalina Island in Los Angeles County.[2]

Artemisia suksdorfii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. suksdorfii
Binomial name
Artemisia suksdorfii
Synonyms[1]
  • Artemisia heterophylla Nutt. 1841 not Besser 1834
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. littoralis Suksd.

Artemisia suksdorfii grows in coastal drainages and other habitat near the ocean. This is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing many erect stems one half to two meters in height. The unbranched stems are brownish and have woody bases. The leaves are narrow and lobed, green and hairless on top and white and woolly underneath. The inflorescence is generally spike-like, up to 30 centimeters long and a few wide. It contains many clusters of small flower heads with shiny yellow-green phyllaries and yellow disc and pistillate florets. The fruit is a tiny achene less than a millimeter long.[3]

The species is named for German-American botanist Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf (1850-1932).[4]

References
  1. The Plant List Artemisia suksdorfii Piper
  2. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Artemisia suksdorfii Piper coastal mugwort
  3. Flora of North America, Suksdorf sagewort, Artemisia suksdorfii
  4. Botanical Electronic News, Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf (1850-1932), Pioneer Botanist of the Pacific Northwest


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