Artemisia pycnocephala

Artemisia pycnocephala

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. pycnocephala
Binomial name
Artemisia pycnocephala
Synonyms
  • Artemisia pachystachya DC.
  • Artemisia pycnostachya Torr. & A.Gray
  • Oligosporus pycnocephalus Less.

Artemisia pycnocephala is a North American species of sagebrush in the sunflower family, known by the common names beach wormwood, sandhill sage, and coastal sagewort.

This plant is native to the western United States coastline extending from central Oregon to southern California.