Calflora Taxon Report
Artemisia douglasiana  Besser
California mugwort, Douglas' sagewort
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2016 Glen Schneider
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2021 Mike Russler
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2022 Suzanne L. Weakley
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2026 Chuck George
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2018 Rachelle Gray
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2022 Mike Russler
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2022 Mike Russler
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2022 Brent Morgan
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2017 Alison Sheehey
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2014 James Gonsman
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2013 Brent Morgan
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Artemisia douglasiana is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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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.

Wetlands:
Arid West: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSArtemisia campestris var. douglasiana
PLANTSArtemisia vulgaris ssp. heterophylla
PLANTSArtemisia vulgaris var. douglasiana
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[Wikipedia] Gall Host: This species is host to the following insect and mite induced galls: Aceria abalis Keifer leaf gall mite Rhopalomyia occidentalis (Felt, 1916) leaf midge (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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