[Mugworts, Sageworts and Wormwoods: The Herbaceous Members of the Genus Artemisia In the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Northern Wormwood, Pacific Sagewort, Scouler's Wormwood

Artemisia campestris ssp. pacifica

Synonyms: Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. purshii, Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. scouleriana, Artemisia campestris var. purshii, Artemisia campestris var. scouleriana

Scouler's Wormwood, Northern Wormwood, Pacific Sagewort: Artemisia campestris ssp. pacifica (Synonyms: Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. purshii, Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. scouleriana, Artemisia campestris var. purshii, Artemisia campestris var. scouleriana)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flowerheads of northern wormwood as seen in sandy soils east of US Highway 97 along Washington State Road 14................August 22, 2007.

Scouler's Wormwood, Northern Wormwood, Pacific Sagewort: Artemisia campestris ssp. pacifica (Synonyms: Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. purshii, Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. scouleriana, Artemisia campestris var. purshii, Artemisia campestris var. scouleriana)

The photo above shows the inflorescence of northern wormwood as seen in sandy soils east of US Highway 97 along Washington State Road 14.........August 22, 2007.

Leaf of Scouler's Wormwood, Northern Wormwood, Pacific Sagewort: Artemisia campestris ssp. pacifica (Synonyms: Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. purshii, Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. scouleriana, Artemisia campestris var. purshii, Artemisia campestris var. scouleriana)

The photo above shows a leaf of northern wormwood as seen in gravelly soils east of US Highway 97 along Washington State Road 14........Febuary 17, 2007.

Basal leaves of Scouler's Wormwood, Northern Wormwood, Pacific Sagewort: Artemisia campestris ssp. pacifica (Synonyms: Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. purshii, Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. scouleriana, Artemisia campestris var. purshii, Artemisia campestris var. scouleriana)

The photo above shows the basal cluster of leaves of northern wormwood as seen in gravelly soils east of US Highway 97 along Washington State Road 14........Febuary 17, 2007.
Paul Slichter