Douglas' Sagewort

Artemisia douglasiana Besser

Aster family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

8.0 feet

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Bloom Time

Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Cosmopterix opulenta, Phthorimaea operculella, Platyptilia williamsii

Native Range

USA: California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
MEX: Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.