Carried by 4 nurseries
View Availability at NurseryData provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria
View additional distribution information on the Jepson eflora
Artemisia suksdorfii is a species of sagebrush known by the common names coastal mugwort, coastal wormwood, and Suksdorf sagewort. It is native to coastal western North America from British Columbia to northern California, and it is also known from the Channel Islands of California. It grows in coastal drainages and other habitat near the ocean. This is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing many erect stems one half to two meters in height. The unbranched stems are brownish and have woody bases. The leaves are narrow and lobed, green and hairless on top and white and woolly underneath. The flower cluster is generally spike-like, up to 30 centimeters long and a few wide. It contains many clusters of small flower heads with shiny yellow-green phyllaries and yellow disc and pistillate florets. The fruit is a tiny achene less than a millimeter long.
Perennial herb
5 - 7 ft Tall
Cream, White, Yellow, Green
Summer, Fall
Deer resistant
Full Sun
Low, Moderate
Moderate
4*, 5*, 6, 7, 14, 15*, 16*, 17*, 19, 20, 21, 22*, 23*, 24*
Wet spots, distrubed places
Northern Coastal Scrub
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 13 likely
Painted Tiger Moth
Arachnis picta
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana