Artemisia porteri: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Artemisia
Species
Artemisia porteri
Scientific Name
Artemisia porteri

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Artemisia porteri

Artemisia porteri is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names Porter's sagebrush, Porter's wormwood, and Porter mugwort. It is endemic to Wyoming in the United States, where it is known from Fremont, Johnson and Natrona Counties.

This plant is a perennial herb or small subshrub, growing in clumps or mats up to 14 centimeters tall. There are several woolly stems with silvery lobed leaves. Bell-shaped woolly flower heads contain small yellowish disc florets.

This plant grows in the badlands of central Wyoming. It can be found on substrates of mudstone and eroding clay which are mostly barren of vegetation.

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Artemisia porteri in languages:

English
Porter's Wormwood

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