

Field Sagewort (subsp. borealis) Artemisia campestris subsp. borealis subspecies
Field Sagewort (subsp. borealis) is a biennial wildflower native to Alaska, Canada, and the lower 48 states. It grows to 0.7 ft.
More about this plant
Artemisia campestris subsp. borealis is an arctic and alpine subspecies of plant in the sunflower family, commonly known as northern wormwood, boreal sage, boreal wormwood or boreal sagewort. It is native to high latitudes and high elevations in Eurasia and North America. In North America, it can be found in Alaska, Greenland, the Canadian Arctic, and the Rockies, Cascades, and Sierra Nevada as far south as Arizona and New Mexico. In Eurasia, it is widespread across European and Asiatic Russia and also grows in Scandinavia and in the mountains of central Europe Wikipedia →
Growing & care
USDA PLANTS · TRY- Hardiness
- ≥ zone 5 derived from its U.S. range
- Height
- 0.7 ft
- Lifespan
- Biennial
Wildlife & pollinators
How pollinator value is scored →❧ Caterpillar hosts ~12 caterpillar species
Artemisia supports ~12 caterpillar species.
Native butterfly & moth caterpillars are the base of the terrestrial food web — most songbirds rear their young almost entirely on them. As a host for native Lepidoptera this is a moderate genus.
Recorded feeding on Artemisia in North America, including:
+ 8 more species → ↑ show fewer
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