Artemisia campestris

Artemisia campestris
	1813 illustration
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Artemisia
Species:	A. campestris
Binomial name
	Artemisia campestris; L. 1753 not Pursh 1813 nor Kitam. 1940
Synonyms
	List Abrotanum frutescens Gilib. syn. of subsp. campestris; Absinthium boreale (Pall.) Besser syn. of subsp. borealis; Absinthium campestre Dulac syn. of subsp. campestris; Absinthium virescens Juss. ex Besser syn. of subsp. campestris; Artemisia allionii Nyman syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia ambigua Thunb. syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia bocconei All. syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis Pall. syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis f. adamsii (Besser) J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis var. adamsii Besser syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis var. alluvialis Korobkov syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis var. ammophila Korobkov syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis var. besseri Torr. & A.Gray syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis var. canadensis Bush syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis f. latisecta (Fernald) J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis var. latisecta Fernald syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis var. ledebourii Besser syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis subsp. mertensii (Besser ex Poljakov) V.P.Ameljczenko syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis var. mertensii Besser syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis subsp. purshii (Besser ex Hook) Hultén syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis f. purshii (Besser ex Hook) J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis var. purshii Besser syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis var. spithamaea (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis f. typica J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis f. wormskioldii (Besser) J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia borealis var. wormskioldii Besser syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia bothnica Lundstr. ex Nyman syn. of subsp. campestris; Artemisia campestris var. borealis (Pall.) M.Peck syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia campestris var. canadensis (Michx.) S.L.Welsh syn. of subsp. canadensis; Artemisia campestris var. caudata (Michx.) B.L.Turner syn. of subsp. caudata; Artemisia campestris var. glutinosa (J.Gay ex Besser) Y.R.Ling syn. of subsp. glutinosa; Artemisia campestris var. pacifica (Nutt.) M.Peck syn. of subsp. pacifica; Artemisia campestris var. petiolata S.L.Welsh syn. of subsp. pacifica; Artemisia campestris var. purshii (Besser) Cronquist syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia campestris var. scouleriana (Besser ex Hook.) Cronquist syn. of subsp. pacifica; Artemisia campestris subsp. spithamaea (Pursh) H.M.Hall & Clem. syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia campestris var. spithamaea (Pursh) M.Peck syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia campestris var. strutzae S.L.Welsh syn. of subsp. pacifica; Artemisia campestris subsp. typica H.M.Hall & Clem.; Artemisia campestris var. wormskioldii (Besser ex Hook) Cronquist syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia camporum Rydb. syn. of subsp. pacifica; Artemisia camtschatica Schltdl. ex Ledeb. syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia canadensis Michx. syn. of subsp. canadensis; Artemisia canadensis f. dutillyanus J.Rousseau ex Lepage syn. of subsp. canadensis; Artemisia canadensis f. peucedanifolia (Juss. ex DC.) J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. canadensis; Artemisia canadensis f. pumila J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. canadensis; Artemisia canadensis f. repustris J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. canadensis; Artemisia canadensis f. typica J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. canadensis; Artemisia caudata Michx. syn. of subsp. caudata; Artemisia caudata var. calvens Lunell syn. of subsp. caudata; Artemisia caudata f. forwoodii (S.Watson) J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. caudata; Artemisia caudata var. majuscula J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. caudata; Artemisia caudata f. pubera J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. caudata; Artemisia caudata var. rydbergiana B.Boivin syn. of subsp. caudata; Artemisia caudata f. typica J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. caudata; Artemisia clausonis Pomel syn. of subsp. campestris; Artemisia coarctata Turcz. ex Ledeb. syn. of subsp. campestris; Artemisia collina Schur syn. of subsp. campestris; Artemisia commutata var. hookeriana (Besser) Besser syn. of subsp. pacifica; Artemisia commutata var. scouleriana (Besser) Besser syn. of subsp. pacifica; Artemisia cordata Alph.Wood syn. of subsp. caudata; Artemisia desertorum var. hookeriana Besser syn. of subsp. pacifica; Artemisia desertorum var. scouleriana Besser syn. of subsp. pacifica; Artemisia dniproica Klokov syn. of subsp. campestris; Artemisia forwoodii S.Watson syn. of subsp. caudata; Artemisia forwoodii var. calvens (Lunell) Lunell syn. of subsp. caudata; Artemisia gelida Ledeb. syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia glabrescens Stokes syn. of subsp. campestris; Artemisia glutinosa J.Gay syn. of subsp. glutinosa; Artemisia glutinosa J.Gay ex Besser syn. of subsp. glutinosa; Artemisia groenlandica Hornem. syn. of subsp. canadensis; Artemisia helvetica Schleich. syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia hermaphrodita Kit. ex Ledeb. syn. of subsp. campestris; Artemisia infirma S.G.Gmel. ex Ledeb. syn. of subsp. campestris; Artemisia italica M.Bieb. ex Ledeb. syn. of subsp. campestris; Artemisia jussieana J.Gay ex Besser syn. of subsp. campestris; Artemisia lanata Lam. syn. of subsp. glutinosa; Artemisia lednicensis Rochel ex Spreng. syn. of subsp. lednicensis; Artemisia monspeliensis Nyman syn. of subsp. glutinosa; Artemisia nana Gaudin syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia neapolitana Ten. syn. of subsp. glutinosa; Artemisia norica Leyb. syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia norvegica var. pacifica (Nutt.) A.Gray syn. of subsp. pacifica; Artemisia occitanica Salzm. ex DC. syn. of subsp. campestris; Artemisia odoratissima Desf. syn. of subsp. campestris; Artemisia pacifica Nutt. syn. of subsp. pacifica; Artemisia pallasii Willd. ex Spreng. syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia paniculata Sch.Bip. ex Willk. syn. of subsp. glutinosa; Artemisia peucedanifolia Juss. ex DC. syn. of subsp. canadensis; Artemisia procera Lapeyr. syn. of subsp. glutinosa; Artemisia purshiana Besser syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia ripicola Rydb. syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia saligna Ten. syn. of subsp. glutinosa; Artemisia santonicum Siev. ex Besser syn. of subsp. campestris; Artemisia scouleriana Rydb. syn. of subsp. pacifica; Artemisia spithamaea Pursh syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia stelleri Steven ex Ledeb. syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia tenuifolia Bubani syn. of subsp. campestris; Artemisia variabilis Ten. syn. of subsp. variabilis; Artemisia vermiculata Schangin ex DC. syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia violacea Ledeb. syn. of subsp. borealis; Artemisia viscosa DC. syn. of subsp. glutinosa; Draconia campestris (L.) Soják; Draconia campestris subsp. borealis (Pall.) Soják syn. of subsp. borealis; Draconia campestris subsp. bottnica (Lundstr. ex Kindb.) Soják syn. of subsp. bottnica; Draconia campestris subsp. glutinosa (DC.) Soják syn. of subsp. glutinosa; Draconia campestris f. oligocephala (Abrom.) Sutorý syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus borealis (Pall.) Poljakov syn. of subsp. borealis; Oligosporus brachylobus Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus brachyphyllus Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus brevicaulis Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus campestris (L.) Cass.; Oligosporus campestris subsp. caudatus (Michx.) W.A.Weber syn. of subsp. caudata; Oligosporus campestris subsp. pacificus (Nutt.) W.A.Weber syn. of subsp. pacifica; Oligosporus canadensis (Michx.) Poljakov syn. of subsp. canadensis; Oligosporus caudatus (Michx.) Poljakov syn. of subsp. caudata; Oligosporus collinus Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus delphinensis Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus eoythrocladus Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus floribundus Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus fuscatus Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus glutinosus (J.Gay ex Besser) Poljakov syn. of subsp. glutinosa; Oligosporus glutinosus Fourr. syn. of subsp. glutinosa; Oligosporus griseus Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus groenlandicus (Hornem.) Á.Löve & D.Löve syn. of subsp. borealis; Oligosporus implexus Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus jussieanus (J.Gay ex Besser) Poljakov syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus laxatus Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus littoreus Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus monspeliensis Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. glutinosa; Oligosporus monticola Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus nanus (Gaudin) Poljakov syn. of subsp. borealis; Oligosporus orophilus Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus pacificus (Nutt.) Poljakov syn. of subsp. pacifica; Oligosporus parvulus Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus peucedanifolius (Juss. ex DC.) Poljakov syn. of subsp. borealis; Oligosporus pubescens Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus pyramidatus Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus stenocladus Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus suberectus Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus tenuifolius Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus variabilis (Ten.) Poljakov syn. of subsp. glutinosa; Oligosporus virescens Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; Oligosporus xylopodus Jord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris; ;

Artemisia campestris is a common and widespread species of plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It is native to a wide region of Eurasia and North America.^[3] Common names include field wormwood,^[4] beach wormwood,^[5] northern wormwood,^[6] Breckland wormwood,^[7] boreal wormwood, Canadian wormwood, field sagewort and field mugwort.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Artemisia campestris is a branching, aromatic plant up to 150 cm (5 ft) tall. It grows in open sites on dry sandy soils, in steppes, rocky slopes, and waste areas.^[9]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are accepted:^[2]

Artemisia campestris subsp. borealis (Pall.) H.M.Hall & Clem.
Artemisia campestris subsp. bottnica Lundstr. ex Kindb.
Artemisia campestris subsp. campestris
Artemisia campestris subsp. canadensis (Michx.) Scoggan
Artemisia campestris subsp. caudata (Michx.) H.M.Hall & Clem.
Artemisia campestris subsp. cinerea
Artemisia campestris subsp. glutinosa (Gay ex Bess.) Batt.
Artemisia campestris subsp. lednicensis (Spreng.) Greuter & Raab-Straube
Artemisia campestris subsp. pacifica H.M.Hall & Clem.
Artemisia campestris subsp. variabilis (Ten.) Greuter

References

^ "Artemisia campestris". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
^ ^a ^b "Artemisia campestris L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ Hill, Chris (2021-02-03). "'Incredibly rare' plants burst into life on busy industrial estate". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ Hilty, John (2020). "Beach Wormwood (Artemisia campestris caudata)". Illinois Wildflowers.
^ Second alternative name
^ "3rd alternative name". Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
^ Shultz, Leila M. (2006). "Artemisia campestris". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 19. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
^ ^a ^b Lin, Yourun; Humphries, Christopher J.; Gilbert, Michael G. "Artemisia campestris". Flora of China. Vol. 20–21 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Assenzio di campo, Artemisia campestris L.

External links

[j-1] "Artemisia campestris". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online

[309140-2-2] "Artemisia campestris L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

[eadt_2021-3] Hill, Chris (2021-02-03). "'Incredibly rare' plants burst into life on busy industrial estate". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2021-02-05.

[BSBI07-4] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[5] Hilty, John (2020). "Beach Wormwood (Artemisia campestris caudata)". Illinois Wildflowers.

[6] Second alternative name

[7] "3rd alternative name". Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-02-15.

[h-8] Shultz, Leila M. (2006). "Artemisia campestris". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 19. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

[w-9] Lin, Yourun; Humphries, Christopher J.; Gilbert, Michael G. "Artemisia campestris". Flora of China. Vol. 20–21 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

[p-10] Altervista Flora Italiana, Assenzio di campo, Artemisia campestris L.

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