Sage (11)

Sages, the Artemesia genus, are also called Wormwood and Sagewort, and include both small, herbaceous plants and larger shrubs, Sagebrush, shown on a separate page. They all have tiny, inconspicuous flower heads crowded along the stem and most are pleasantly aromatic when the leaves are crushed.

	Boreal Sagewort Artemisia borealis (Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis) Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae) AKA: Northern Sagewort Photo taken on: July 16, 2019 Location: Cumberland Pass, GV, CO Life Zones: Alpine Habitat: Gravelly slopes, tundra Grows to 12" in clumps with reddish, downy stems. Leaves are basal, finely dissected, grayish and silky. Small reddish flowers grow in a spike. Flora of North America reference.
	Field Sagewort Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae) AKA: Field Wormwood, Sand Wormwood Photo taken on: September 20, 2014 Location: Abiquiu, NM Life Zones: Plains to montane Habitat: Dry, open areas, roadsides Grows to 30" with reddish stems and narrowly divided, feathery leaves compared to Wild Tarragon. Basal leaves are withered by the time of flowering. Tiny flowers are yellow.
	Field Sagewort Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata Photo taken on: August 12, 2015 Location: White Rock , NM These plants have galls created as defense to the Wooly Bud Gall Midge, Rhopalomyia medusirrasa. The Wooly Bud Gall Midge induces globular, leafy, pubescent galls. The large, polythalamous (many chambered) galls are actually composed of numerous leaf-like structures covered in long, forked white hairs. Flora of North America reference.
	Pacific Wormwood Artemisia campestris ssp. pacifica Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae) AKA: Field Wormwood, Western Wormwood Photo taken on: October 7, 2018 Location: Wet Mountains, Eastern CO Life Zones: Plains to montane Habitat: Dry, open areas, roadsides Grows 12" to 40" with narrowly divided, feathery leaves which do not wither by the time of flowering. Tiny flowers are yellow. Flora of North America reference.
	Carruth's Wormwood Artemisia carruthii Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae) AKA: Carruth's Sagewort Photo taken on: September 1, 2009 Location: Quemazon, Los Alamos, NM Life Zones: Plains to foothills Habitat: Dry, open areas, old fields Grows to 2ft with silvery, very narrow leaves on the stems. Compare to Fringed Sage. Flora of North America reference.
	Wild Tarragon Artemisia dracunculus Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae) AKA: False Tarragon Photo taken on: August 18, 2007 Location: Walrod Gulch, GV, CO Life Zones: Plains to montane Habitat: Roadsides, meadows Grows to 30" in clumps with tiny yellow or greenish flowers. Leaves are green, long and narrow and taste of tarragon. Flora of North America reference.
	Ragweed Sagebrush Artemisia franserioides Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae) AKA: Bursage Mugwort Photo taken on: August 24, 2021 Location: Pioneer Trail, GV, CO Life Zones: Montane Habitat: Conifer forests Grows arching to 3 feet high with reddish stems. The yellow flowers are tiny and nodding. The soft, aromatic, finely lobed leaves distinguish this plant. Flora of North America reference.
	Fringed Sage Artemisia frigida Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae) AKA: Prairie Sagewort, Silver Sage, Estafiata Photo taken on: August 8, 2005 Location: Almont, CO Life Zones: Plains to subalpine Habitat: Dry meadows and slopes Grows to 12" often with the larger shrub Sagebrush. The flowers are tiny and nodding. The finely-cut leaves distinguish this plant. Flora of North America reference.
	Parry's Wormwood Artemisia laciniata subsp. parryi Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae) AKA: Photo taken on: August 11, 2007 Location: Rustler Gulch, GV, CO Life Zones: Montane to alpine Habitat: Rocky soils, along trails Grows to 16" with drooping flower heads, which are not hairy. Leaves are silvery, silky hairy and deeply lobed. Flora of North America reference.
	Prairie Sage Artemisia ludoviciana Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae) AKA: White Sage, Sagewort, Silver Wormwood Photo taken on: August 7, 2005 Location: Oh-Be-Joyful, GV, CO Life Zones: Plains to subalpine Habitat: Dry meadows and slopes Grows from 1 to 3ft tall, often in large colonies. Leaves are silvery, long and narrow. Nodding flowers have grayish bracts and appear reddish before turning yellow. Flora of North America reference.
	Michaux's Wormwood Artemisia michauxiana Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae) AKA: Michaux's Sagewort, Lemon Sagewort Photo taken on: August 12, 2007 Location: Rustler Gulch, GV, CO Life Zones: Subalpine to alpine Habitat: Trail sides, rocky areas Grows to 2 feet in clumps with mostly stem leaves. Leaves are bright green and smell lemony. Flora of North America reference.
	Rocky Mountain Sagewort Artemisia scopulorum Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae) AKA: Alpine Sagewort, Dwarf Sagewort Photo taken on: July 14, 2007 Location: Scarp Ridge, GV, CO Life Zones: Subalpine to alpine Habitat: Tundra, along trails Grows to 8" with a hairy, reddish stem. Leaves are mostly basal and divided into narrow silvery segments. Bracts are hairy and have dark margins. Flora of North America reference.

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