familyAsteraceae
genusArtemisia
subgenusArtemisia subg. Artemisia
speciesArtemisia ludoviciana
subspeciesArtemisia ludoviciana subsp. redolens
Artemisia ludoviciana subsp. redolens
Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 25: 454. 1946.
Basionym: Artemisia redolens A. Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 393. 1886
Synonyms: Artemisia vulgaris subsp. redolens (A. Gray) H. M. Hall & Clements
Stems 20–80 cm, mostly unbranched, glabrous. Leaves bicolor (white and green); blades lanceolate to ovate, 5–7 × 0.5–1 cm, irregularly pinnatifid; abaxial faces tomentose (abaxial) or glabrate (adaxial). Involucres campanulate, 2–3 × 2–3 mm. Heads in paniculiform or racemiform arrays 10–15 × 2–6 cm. Florets: pistillate ca. 10; bisexual 3–8; corollas 2 mm.
Phenology: Flowering mid–late summer.
Habitat: Rocky loam soils
Elevation: 100–300 m
Distribution
Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., Mexico.
Discussion
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