Calflora Taxon Report
Artemisia michauxiana  Besser
Lemon sagewort,   Michally sagewort
Artemisia michauxiana is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
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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Bloom Period
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 + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSArtemisia vulgaris ssp. michauxiana
Information about Artemisia michauxiana from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (ARMI4)

Photos on Calflora

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Google Images

Photos on iNaturalist

ID Tips on PlantID.net

[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat: It is native to the western United States and Canada.[3] It grows in mountain talus habitats in subalpine to alpine climates. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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

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