species 8,757 observations
Field Sagewort
Artemisia campestris
Field notes
Artemisia campestris is a common and widespread species of plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It is native to a wide region of Eurasia and North America. Common names include field wormwood, beach wormwood, northern wormwood, Breckland wormwood, boreal wormwood, Canadian wormwood, field sagewort and field mugwort.
Artemisia campestris is a branching, aromatic plant up to 150 cm (5 ft) tall. It grows in open sites on dry sandy soils, in steppes, rocky slopes, and waste areas.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Grey Pug Moth, Peppered Moth, Satyr Pug Moth, American Lady
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Sponge Gall Midge, Sagebrush Medusa Gall Midge, Eutreta diana, Woolly Bud Gall Midge
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Sinuous Bee Fly, White-shouldered Bumble Bee, Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Moisture
- Dry
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.