silver wormwood

Artemisia ludoviciana

Member of wormwoods and sagebrushes (genus Artemisia)
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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• leaves 0.5–1 cm wide, densely gray-hairy (or becoming ± glabrous adaxially)
• not known to be in the bay area
• per CalFlora, not in the bay area
• no research-grade observations in the bay area, but iNaturalist likes to suggest it anyway

Toxicity of sagebrush, wormseed or wormwood (Artemisia spp.):
4 – Ingestion of these plants, especially in large amounts, is expected to cause serious effects to the heart, liver, kidneys or brain. If ingested in any amount, call the poison center immediately.

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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora