Artemisia franserioides
ragweed sagebrush
Family AsteraceaeAlso called bursage mugwort
About
Ragweed sagebrush is a faintly aromatic biennial or perennial of conifer forests in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- Up to 100 cm tall.
Field notes
Morphology
Biennial or perennial up to 100 cm tall, faintly aromatic, with many small hanging flower heads.
Distribution & habitat
Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Oklahoma in the United States and Chihuahua in Mexico, growing in conifer forests.
History & etymology
The epithet means 'resembling Franseria', a genus now merged into Ambrosia (ragweeds).
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States, Mexico
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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