Artemisia pycnocephala
beach wormwood
Family AsteraceaeAlso called sandhill sage, coastal sagewort
About
Beach wormwood is a clump-forming, pale-leaved perennial of the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California.
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
- Clumps about 50 cm tall.
Field notes
Morphology
Leafy perennial forming clumps about 50 cm tall. Erect stems are densely clothed in foliage ranging from light green to almost white. Fuzzy inflorescences carry small lobed leaves and round yellowish buds; only mildly aromatic compared with other wormwoods.
Distribution & habitat
Coastline of the western United States from central Oregon to southern California.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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