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Asteraceae

Douglas' sagewort

Artemisia douglasiana Besser

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Artemisia

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Douglas' sagewort: Artemisia douglasiana
Photo: stonebird from inglewood, california, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)
Dutch
Douglasmalört
English
Douglas' sagewort
German
Amerikanisches Moxakraut
Persian
گیاه رویایی
Swedish
Douglasmalört

Synonyms

  • Artemisia caudata var. douglasiana (Hook.) B.Boivin
  • Artemisia commutata var. douglasiana (Besser) Besser
  • Artemisia desertorum var. douglasiana Besser
  • Artemisia heterophylla Besser
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. douglasiana (Besser) D.C.Eaton
  • Artemisia vulgaris subsp. douglasiana (Besser) H.St.John
  • Artemisia vulgaris subsp. heterophylla H.M.Hall & Clem.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. douglasiana H.St.John
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. heterophylla (Nutt.) Jeps.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.