Artemisia 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
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[1]
Synonyms[2]
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 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

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

1. "Artemisia campestris". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
2. "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. 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.

External links

• Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society
• LuontoPortti Naturegate
• Tree of Life
• On-line Atlas of the British & Irish Flora
• Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia
• Pollen Library