Asteraceae FAMILY

Artemisia filifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although we have seen no specific reports for this species, many members of this genus contain potentially allergenic sesquiterpene lactones that can cause skin reactions[ 407 Title BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) Publication Author Website http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief notes on a very wide range of plants that have reports of causing harm to the skin. ].

Botanical Description

Artemisia filifolia is afreely-branching, round-headed shrub growing 60 - 180cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant can be evergreen or deciduous, depending upon environment[ 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is grown in soil reclamation and stabilization projects.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and Southern N. America - Nebraska to Utah, Wyoming, Texas and Mexico

HabitatSandy soils[ 164 Title Growing from Seed. Volume 4. Publication Author Bird. R. (Editor) Publisher Thompson and Morgan. Year 1990 ISBN - Description Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation. A good article on Yuccas, one on Sagebrush (Artemesia spp) and another on Chaerophyllum bulbosum. ] in deserts[ 216 Title Ethnobotany of the Hopi Publication Author Whiting. A. F. Publisher North Arizona Society of Science and Art Year 1939 ISBN - Description A very good guide the the plant uses of the N. American Hopi Indians. ] and dry plains[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ]. Open prairies, dunes and sandy soils; at elevations from 500 - 2,000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].