Asteraceae

Beach wormwood

Artemisia pycnocephala DC.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia

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Beach wormwood (Artemisia pycnocephala) — FlowerPhoto: joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Beach wormwood

Synonyms

Artemisia campestris subsp. pycnocephala H.M.Hall & Clem.
Artemisia campestris var. pycnocephala (Less.) M.Peck
Artemisia pachystachya DC.
Artemisia pycnostachya Torr. & A.Gray
Oligosporus pycnocephalus Less.

Flowers

In flower: June to September (from 153 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: DeeF, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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FlowerPhoto: agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Daniel Das, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: jeremy taylor, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: danielle peña, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.