Scientific Family
Asteraceae
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Perennial
Similar species
Artemisia ludoviciana
Height
2 to 3 feet
Riparian
No
Artemisia carruthii is rhizomatous and spreads in loose patches. It grows 2 to 3 feet tall, is very aromatic, and has leaves that are silvery and hairy with very narrow divisions. All parts of the plant are used medicinally by Native Americans.
Leaves are deeply pinnately divided into narrow lobes, but are not filiform, hairy on the underside. The inner bracts of the flower head are without hairs.
Habitat
This plant is found in a wide range of habitats: dry sandy soils, pinion juniper woodlands, grasslands, foothills, and near abandoned structures.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Interior Chaparral
Grasslands
Disturbed Areas
Desert Scrub
Low elevation
2000
High elevation
9500
Flower Characteristics
The flower head has disc flowers only and no ray flowers.
Flower color
Pale yellow
Flower shape
Daisy or dandelion-like
Tubular
No
First bloom month
June
Last bloom month
October
Flower clusters
Elongated
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Leaves are simple and alternate with one leaf per node along each stem. Leaf blade edges have lobes, or both teeth and lobes. Leaves and stem of plant are hairy.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Grayish-green
Leaf shape
Narrow
Leaf margin
Lobed
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves & stems
Spines
No