Artemisia californica Lessing

Coastal Sagebrush
Asteraceae

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Protologue: Linnaea 6: 523 (1831)
Pronunciation: Ar-te-mí-si-a ca-li-fór-ni-ca
Etymology: after Artemisia, wife of Mausolus or perhaps the Gr. goddess + of California

Jepson eFlora Treatment

SD County Synoptic Voucher


Distribution:
 
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.  

Artemisia californica
Whole plant, a shrub.



Artemisia californica
Close-up of leaves, simple or ternately- or pinnately-divided, segments linear.



Artemisia californica
Plant in flower.



Artemisia californica
Close up of inflorescence, showing male heads.

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