White Sage
Artemisia ludoviciana
Artemisia ludoviciana is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, known by several common names, including silver wormwood, western mugwort, Louisiana wormwood, white sagebrush, lobed cud-weed, prairie sage, and gray sagewort. Ludoviciana is the Latinized version of the word Louisiana.
Quick Facts
| Scientific name | Artemisia ludoviciana |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Height | 2-3 ft |
| Bloom time | Jul-Sep |
| Sun | Full sun |
| Moisture | Dry |
| Soil | Sand, loam |
| Wildlife value | Silver foliage; wind-pollinated; used ceremonially by many Native nations |
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- Stan Shebs (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Raffi Kojian (CC BY-SA 3.0)