Scientific details

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Artemisia ludoviciana

 COMMON NAME(S): White sage
SYNONYM(S): Artemisia gnaphalodes Nutt.
FAMILY: ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE) - Sunflower family
ORIGIN: North America
HABITAT: Waste places
RANGE: Almost throughout United States and Canada
TYPE: Perennial shrub
HEIGHT: 1-3'
CHARACTERISTICS: Branching, covered with whitish hairs
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, narrow, to 4" long; underside covered with white hairy felt
FLOWERS: Inconspicuous in small heads carried on a branching stalk
FLOWERING SEASON: Summer
FRUITS: Small, single-seeded

ALLERGENIC COMPONENTS: Pollen, leaves
ALLERGENIC PRINCIPLES: Pollen, oleoresins (lactones)
ALLERGENIC PROPERTIES: Respiratory and dermatitis
COMMENTS: A very variable species, widely distributed as an aggressive weed

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