[Members of the Sunflower Family with Button-like Heads of Mt. Adams]

Wormwoods & Sagebrush on Mt. Adams

The Genus Artemisia

The photo above shows the south-facing slopes of the Ridge of Wonders on Mt. Adams with numerous big sagebrush visible with its silvery blue-green foliage and emerging, erect inflorescences evident here. In addition, a large quantity of Artemisia douglasiana grows alongside the big sage. The lupine seen here is Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus var. flexuosus.

1. Absinthe: Artemisia absinthium -

2. Low Sagebrush, Dwarf Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula - Reported but not recently verified from Mt. Adams.

3. Douglas' Wormwood: Artemisia douglasiana -

4. Lemon Sagewort, Michaux's Mugwort: Artemisia michauxiana -

5. Cascade Wormwood, Aleutian Mugwort: Artemisia tilesii -

6. Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana -

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