Artemisia palmeri
San Diego sagewort
Family AsteraceaeAlso called Palmer sagewort
About
San Diego sagewort is a rare, tall, aromatic sagebrush of coastal ravines and streambeds in southern California and northern Baja California.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- 1–3 m tall.
Field notes
Morphology
Perennial or biennial herb with a woody base and brittle stems 1–3 m tall. Grey-green aromatic leaves are long and cut into narrow pointed lobes. Clusters of pale yellow glandular disc florets bloom from about June to October.
Distribution & habitat
Mainly San Diego County, California, and northwestern Baja California, in sandy coastal ravines of coastal sage scrub and riparian riverbeds of the Peninsular Ranges below about 600 m; occasionally further inland.
Conservation
Rare; most of its habitat has been lost to development.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States, Mexico
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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