Artemisia franserioides, the ragweed sagebrush[3] or bursage mugwort, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Oklahoma) as well as northern Mexico (Chihuahua).[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Artemisia |
| Species: | A. franserioides
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Artemisia franserioides is a biennial or perennial growing up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. It is faintly aromatic, with many small, hanging flower heads. It grows in conifer forests.[2][5]
The specific epithet franserioides is derived from Latinized Greek, meaning resembling the genus Franseria.[2] Franseria is now a synonym of Ambrosia (ragweeds).
References edit
- ^ Artemisia franserioides was first described by Edward Lee Greene in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. New York. 10(4): 42. 1883 [Apr 1883] "Plant Name Details for Artemisia franserioides". IPNI. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Greene, Edward Lee 1883. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 10(4): 42
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Artemisia franserioides". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Bursage mugwort, Artemisia franserioides Greene
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