Artemisia pattersonii
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Artemisia pattersonii, also known as Patterson sagewort or Patterson's wormwood, is a species of North American plants in the sunflower family. It grows in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.[2][3]
Artemisia pattersonii is a mildly aromatic perennial up to 20 cm (8 inches) tall. Leaves are gray-green with fine, silky hairs. Heads are usually borne one at a time but sometimes more, generally nodding (hanging), yellow tinged with red. The species grows in alpine meadows at high elevations over 3500 meters (11,500 feet).[4]
References
- ^ The Plant List Artemisia pattersonii A.Gray
- ^ Weber, William Alfred & Wittmann, Ronald C. 2009. Delwiensia, a new genus of Asteraceae. Phytologia 91(1): 92-94
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map, Delwiensia pattersonii
- ^ Flora of North America, Patterson sagewort, Artemisia pattersonii A. Gray
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