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
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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[1]
Synonyms[2]
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    • 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 near the Baltic Sea

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

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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

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  1. ^ "Artemisia campestris". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. ^ a b "Artemisia campestris L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 May 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.
  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.
  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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Assenzio di campo, Artemisia campestris L.
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