Lemon Sagewort, Michaux Mugwort, Michaux's Mugwort, Michaux's Wormwood: Artemisia michauxiana (Synonym: Artemisia vulgaris ssp. michauxiana)

Usually a montane species this Michaux mugwort was observed on a sandy beach on the west bank of the Klickitat River slightly upstream from the old Soda Springs campground in the Klickitat State Wildlife Recreation Area.........July 27, 2011.

Closeups of the ventral (left) and dorsal (right) surfaces of the leaves of Michaux mugwort as seen on cliffs at the eastern edge of the Devils Garden on the northeastern flanks of Mt. Adams.........July 24, 2005. Note the rolled leaf margins and the tomentose leaf surface.

Closeups of several flower heads (not quite open) of Michaux mugwort as seen on cliffs at the eastern edge of the Devils Garden on the northeastern flanks of Mt. Adams........July 24, 2005.

Another view of the leafy stems and inflorescence of Michaux mugwort.

Michaux mugwort beginning to bloom (left) on a gravel bar along the Klickitat River at a place where the Champion Haul Road was washed out between Wahkiacus and Leidl Park............May 16, 2012. Michaux mugwort as seen on the beach along the Champion Haul Road on the west bank of the Klickitat River about 2 miles north of Wahkiacus, Klickitat County, WA........November 11, 2016. The Klickitat River and other rivers originating in the mountains actively distribute alpine plants along their route. Often these alpine species don't survive long enough to survive or spread.