Artemisia franserioides explained

Artemisia franserioides, the ragweed sagebrush or bursage mugwort, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Oklahoma) as well as northern Mexico (Chihuahua).[1]

Artemisia franserioides is a biennial or perennial growing up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. It is faintly aromatic, with many small, hanging flower heads. It grows in conifer forests.[2]

The specific epithet franserioides is derived from Latinized Greek, meaning resembling the genus Franseria. Franseria is now a synonym of Ambrosia (ragweeds).

Notes and References

  1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Artemisia%20franserioides.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066146 Flora of North America, Bursage mugwort, Artemisia franserioides Greene