Artemisia campestris subsp. canadensis

(Michaux) Scoggan

Fl. Canada 1: 52. 1978.

Common names: Armoise du Canada
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Artemisia canadensis Michaux Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 128. 1803
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 507. Mentioned on page 506, 508.

Biennials, 20–40 cm. Stems usually 1. Leaves: basal rosettes not persistent. Heads in arrays 8–10(–12) × 1–2(–3) cm. Involucres globose, 3–4 × 3.5–5(–6) mm.


Phenology: Flowering early–late summer.
Habitat: Open meadows
Elevation: 0–1000 m

Distribution

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Greenland, Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., Nunavut, Ont., Que., Sask., Maine.

Discussion

A more broadly circumscribed interpretation of the subsp. caudata complex would encompass subsp. canadensis.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Leila M. Shultz +
(Michaux) Scoggan +
Artemisia canadensis +
Armoise du Canada +
Greenland +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +  and Maine. +
0–1000 m +
Open meadows +
Flowering early–late summer. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Compositae +
Artemisia campestris subsp. canadensis +
Artemisia campestris +
subspecies +