Artemisia pycnocephala

Taxobox
name = "Artemisia pycnocephala"

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image_width = 260px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
genus = "Artemisia"
species = "A. pycnocephala"
binomial = "Artemisia pycnocephala"
binomial_authority = (Less.) DC.

"Artemisia pycnocephala" is a species of sagebrush known by the common names beach wormwood and coastal sagewort. This plant is native to the western United States coastline extending from Oregon to Central California. It is a leafy perennial wormwood forming clumps about half a meter in height. It extends erect stems covered in dense foliage which ranges in color from light green to nearly white. The fuzzy inflorescences are studded with small lobular leaves and rounded yellowish flower buds. The plant is aromatic but much less so than are other wormwoods.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,719,741 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ARPY3 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Artemisia+pycnocephala Photo gallery]