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Artemisia borealis subsp. borealis
Photo is of parent taxon

boreal sage, boreal wormwood
Habit Plants 10–20(–40) cm, herbage villoso-tomentose, glabrate, or glabrous.
Corollas

(at least lobes) usually yellow-orange (sometimes red-tinged), 2.2–3 mm.
2n

= 18, 36.

Artemisia borealis subsp. borealis
Phenology Flowering mid–late summer.
Habitat Open meadows, usually on well-drained soils
Elevation 0–3500 m (0–11500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AK; CA; CO; ID; MT; UT; WA; WY; AB; BC; NT; NU; SK; YT; Eurasia
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Discussion

Subspecies borealis is widespread in the mountains of western North America. Some high-elevation populations have corollas tinged with red.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 19, p. 506.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Anthemideae > Artemisia > subg. Drancunculus > Artemisia borealis
Sibling taxa
A. borealis subsp. richardsoniana
Synonyms A. campestris var. purshii, A. campestris var. spithamaea, A. campestris var. strutziae, A. purshii, A. spithamaea, Oligosporus borealis, Oligosporus groenlandicus
Name authority unknown
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