Artemisia ludoviciana

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusArtemisia
Species:Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
Common NameSilver Wormwood; White Or Silver Sage; White Sagebrush
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: Yes; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; AGCP (UPL), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[SNA] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Artemisia ghiesbreghtii Artemisia ghiesbreghtii
Artemisia muelleri Artemisia muelleri
Artemisia platyphylla Artemisia platyphylla
Artemisia rhizomata var. pabularis Artemisia rhizomata var. pabularis
Cacalia runcinata Cacalia runcinata

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Hickman (KY), Jefferson (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Bradley (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Marion (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU, HTTU, MEM, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1943 - 1988

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0235411 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Artemisia ludoviciana
MEM001750 Hickman Kentucky 29 Jun 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
5636		 MEM
Artemisia ludoviciana
APSC0090526 Jefferson Kentucky 02 Sep 1943 Davies
 APSC
Artemisia ludoviciana
HTTU002490 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Artemisia ludoviciana
UCHT041760 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Artemisia ludoviciana
APSC0121885 Trimble Kentucky
APSC
Artemisia ludoviciana
ETSU011674 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Artemisia ludoviciana
UCHT043674 Jefferson Kentucky
UCHT
Artemisia ludoviciana
TENN-V-0235412 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Artemisia ludoviciana
APSC0028063 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Artemisia ludoviciana
APSC0028064 Stewart Tennessee 02 Aug 1988 Edward Chester
 APSC
Artemisia ludoviciana
BRIT89524 Bradley Tennessee
VDB
Artemisia ludoviciana
UCHT041759 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Artemisia ludoviciana
TENN-V-0235413 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Artemisia ludoviciana
BRIT89530 Rutherford Tennessee
VDB
Artemisia ludoviciana
MEM005757 Ballard Kentucky 26 Aug 1971 Raymond Athey
1458		 MEM
Artemisia ludoviciana
MEM001747 Rowan Kentucky 15 May 1966 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
11737		 MEM
Artemisia ludoviciana
APSC0028065 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Artemisia ludoviciana
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Artemisia ludoviciana - Alaina Krakowiak
Artemisia ludoviciana - Alaina Krakowiak