Scientific details

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Artemisia campestris

 COMMON NAME(S): Sagewort, wormwood
SYNONYM(S): Artemesia borealis Pallas, A. canadensis Mich., A. caudata Mich., A. pacifica Nuttall
FAMILY: ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE) - Sunflower family
ORIGIN: North America
HABITAT: Sandy soils
RANGE: Most areas of North America
TYPE: Short-lived perennial herb
HEIGHT: 3-5'
CHARACTERISTICS: Woody at base
LEAVES: Alternate, leaves at base of stem deeply dissected and feather-like or coarsely 3-lobed, becoming progressively less dissected further up stem, silky when young, 1-4" long
FLOWERS: Inconspicuous, aggregated into small heads which themselves are densely- or loosely-arranged on spike-like stems
FLOWERING SEASON: Summer to fall
FRUITS: Inconspicuous, dry, 1-seeded

ALLERGENIC COMPONENTS: Pollen
ALLERGENIC PRINCIPLES: Pollen proteins and glycoproteins
ALLERGENIC PROPERTIES: Respiratory
COMMENTS: This eastern representative of a primarily western group of plants produces strongly allergenic pollen.

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