Artemisia ludoviciana

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Artemisia ludoviciana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. ludoviciana
Binomial name
Artemisia ludoviciana
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Artemisia albulaWooton
  • Artemisia arachnoideaE.Sheld.
  • Artemisia atomiferaPiper
  • Artemisia brittoniiRydb.
  • Artemisia candicansRydb.
  • Artemisia cuneataRydb.
  • Artemisia cuneifoliaScheele
  • Artemisia discolorDouglas ex DC.
  • Artemisia discolor var. incompta(Nutt.) A.Gray
  • Artemisia diversifoliaRydb.
  • Artemisia ghiesbreghtiiRydb.
  • Artemisia gnaphalodesNutt.
  • Artemisia gnaphalodes var. diversifoliaA.Nelson
  • Artemisia gracilentaA.Nelson
  • Artemisia herriotiiRydb.
  • Artemisia incomptaNutt.
  • Artemisia indica var. mexicanaA.Gray
  • Artemisia integrifoliaRichardson
  • Artemisia latilobaRydb.
  • Artemisia lindheimerianaScheele
  • Artemisia lindleyanaBesser
  • Artemisia lindleyana var. brevifoliaBesser
  • Artemisia lindleyana var. coronopusBesser
  • Artemisia lindleyana var. legitimaBesser
  • Artemisia lindleyana var. subdentataBesser
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. albula(Wooton) Shinners
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. americana(Besser) Fernald
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. atomiferaM.E.Jones
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. brittonii(Rydb.) Fernald
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. candicans(Rydb.) H.St.John
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. cuneata(Rydb.) Fernald
  • Artemisia ludoviciana subsp. gnaphalodes(Nutt.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. gnaphalodes(Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. incompta(Nutt.) Cronquist
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. latilobaNutt.
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. latifolia(Besser) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. lindheimeriana(Scheele) Bush
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. mexicana(Willd. ex Spreng.) Fernald
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. mexicana(Spreng.) A.Gray
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. pabularis(A.Nelson) Fernald
  • Artemisia ludoviciana var. redolens(A.Gray) Shinners
  • Artemisia ludoviciana subsp. sulcata(Rydb.) D.D.Keck
  • Artemisia ludoviciana f. tenuifoliaA.Gray
  • Artemisia ludoviciana subsp. typicaD.D.Keck
  • Artemisia mexicanaWilld. ex Spreng.
  • Artemisia mexicana var. angustifoliaSch.Bip.
  • Artemisia mexicana var. latifoliaSch.Bip.
  • Artemisia mexicana var. silvicola(Osterh.) A.Nelson
  • Artemisia microcephalaWooton
  • Artemisia muelleriRydb.
  • Artemisia neomexicanaGreene ex Rydb.
  • Artemisia pabularisRydb.
  • Artemisia paucicephalaA.Nelson
  • Artemisia platyphyllaRydb.
  • Artemisia prescottianaBesser
  • Artemisia pudicaRydb.
  • Artemisia pumilaNutt.
  • Artemisia purshiana var. angustifoliaBesser
  • Artemisia purshiana var. latifoliaBesser
  • Artemisia redolensA.Gray
  • Artemisia revolutaRydb. 1916 not Edgew. 1846
  • Artemisia rhizomataA.Nelson
  • Artemisia rhizomata var. pabularisA.Nelson
  • Artemisia silvicolaOsterh.
  • Artemisia sulcataRydb.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. americanaBesser
  • Artemisia vulgaris subsp. candicansH.M.Hall & Clem.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. candicans(Rydb.) M.Peck
  • Artemisia vulgaris subsp. discolor(Douglas) H.M.Hall & Clem.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. discolor(Douglas) Jeps.
  • Artemisia vulgaris subsp. gnaphalodes(Nutt.) H.M.Hall & Clem.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. gnaphalodes(Nutt.) Kuntze
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. incomptaH.St.John
  • Artemisia vulgaris subsp. lindleyana(Besser) H.M.Hall & Clem.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. lindleyana(Besser) Jeps.
  • Artemisia vulgaris subsp. ludoviciana(Nutt.) H.M.Hall & Clem.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. ludoviciana(Nutt.) Kuntze
  • Artemisia vulgaris subsp. mexicana(Willd. ex Spreng.) H.M.Hall & Clem.
  • Artemisia vulgaris var. mexicana(Willd. ex Spreng.) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Artemisia vulgaris subsp. redolensH.M.Hall & Clem.
  • Oligosporus mexicanus(Willd. ex Spreng.) Less.
A. l. subsp. albula, Spring Mountains, southern Nevada, elevation around 1,050 m Artemisia ludoviciana ssp albula 7.jpg
A. l. subsp. albula, Spring Mountains, southern Nevada, elevation around 1,050 m

Artemisia ludoviciana is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, known by several common names, including silver wormwood, western mugwort, Louisiana wormwood, white sagebrush, lobed cud-weed, prairie sage, and gray sagewort. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Ludoviciana is the Latinized version of the word Louisiana. [5]

Description

Artemisia ludoviciana is a rhizomatous perennial growing to heights of 0.3–1.0 m (0.98–3.28 ft). The stems bear linear leaves up to 11 cm long. The stems and foliage are covered in woolly gray or white hairs. The top of the stem is occupied by a narrow inflorescence of many nodding (hanging) flower heads. Each small head is a cup of hairy phyllaries surrounding a center of yellowish disc florets and is about 0.5 cm wide. The fruit is a minute achene. Flowers bloom July to October. [6]

Distribution and habitat

The plant is native to North America where it is widespread across most of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. [1] [2] [7] [8] Some botanists suggest that eastern United States populations have been introduced from the western and central part of the continent. [9] Its habitats include dry slopes, canyons, open pine woods, and dry prairies. [6]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: [10]

Uses

Indigenous usage

Indigenous tribes across the continent use the species as a medicinal plant, a source of fiber for crafting household items, and for ceremonial purposes. [11] The Dakota people use this plant in smudging rituals to protect against maleficent spirits. The Apache, Chiricahua and Mescalero use it for spices, [12] while Blackfoot tribe use it as a drug for dermatological use. [13] The Cree and Blackfoot tribes use it in sweat lodges and the sun dance. [4] Gros Ventre also use it for skin curing and as medicine against cold, because it is also antipyretic. [14] The Meskwaki and Potawatomi use a tea made from this species as a treatment for sore throat and tonsillitis. [3]

Cultivation

A. ludoviciana is cultivated as an ornamental plant. [15] Being rhizomatous, it can spread aggressively in some climates and gardens. It grows in dry to medium moisture and well-drained soil. It requires full sun. [5]

Popular cultivars include 'Valerie Finnis' and 'Silver Queen'. Both are hardy to USDA zone 4. 'Valerie Finnis' has held the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit since 1993. [16]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 527 Silver wormwood, white or silver sage Artemisia ludoviciana Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 143. 1818.
  3. 1 2 Smith, Huron H. (1978). Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. AMS Press. OCLC   68943064.
  4. 1 2 "Indigenous Teaching & Learning Gardens - Prairie Sage". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  5. 1 2 "Artemisia ludoviciana - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org.
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