Calflora Taxon Report
Artemisia borealis  Pall.  ssp. borealis 
Boreal sage
Artemisia borealis ssp. borealis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Parent: Artemisia borealis
Genus: Artemisia
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Possible skin irritation from touching the leaf of this plant.
Do not eat the leaf of this plant.
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFArtemisia campestris ssp. borealis
Information about Artemisia borealis ssp. borealis from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

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