familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Anthemideae
genusArtemisia
subgenusArtemisia subg. Drancunculus
speciesArtemisia borealis
subspeciesArtemisia borealis subsp. borealis

Artemisia borealis subsp. borealis

Leila M. Shultz
Common names: Boreal sage
Synonyms: Artemisia campestris var. purshii (Besser) Cronquist Artemisia campestris var. spithamaea (Pursh) M. Peck Artemisia campestris var. strutziae S. L. Welsh Artemisia purshii (Pallas) Polyakov Artemisia spithamaea (Hornemann) Á. Löve & D. Löve Oligosporus borealis Oligosporus groenlandicus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 506.

Plants 10–20 (–40) cm, herbage villoso-tomentose, glabrate, or glabrous. Corollas (at least lobes) usually yellow-orange (sometimes red-tinged), 2.2–3 mm. 2n = 18, 36.


Phenology: Flowering mid–late summer.
Habitat: Open meadows, usually on well-drained soils
Elevation: 0–3500 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., N.W.T., Nunavut, Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Utah, Wash., Wyo., Eurasia

Discussion

Subspecies borealis is widespread in the mountains of western North America. Some high-elevation populations have corollas tinged with red.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
36 +  and 18 +
Anther base shape
not tailed +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Apex architecture or shape
truncate +
Apex shape
acute +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage shape
ovate +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendages ring presence
absent +
Array architecture
spiciform +, racemiform +, paniculiform +  and corymbiform +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
Leila M. Shultz +
Authority
Pallas +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Basal rosette coloration
gray-green;white +
Basal rosette duration
persistent +
Base shape
decurrent +
Blade architecture
compound +  and simple +
Blade length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Blade shape
lobed;ovate +
Blade width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Caudex architecture
branched +
Caudex texture
woody +
Central floret architecture
Staminate (?) +
Central floret quantity
3 (32) +
Common name
Boreal sage +
Corolla architecture
zygomorphic +, actinomorphic +  and (3-)5-merous +
Corolla coloration
yellow-orange +
Corolla presence
absent +
Corolla quantity
2.2 +  and 3.5 +
Corolla shape
subglobose +
Corolla some measurement
0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Cypsela architecture
nerved +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela pubescence
glabrous +
Cypsela shape
compressed +  and oblong-lanceoloid +
Cypsela some measurement
0.4mm;1mm +
Disc-floret architecture
staminate +
Disc-floret atypical quantity
20 (30) +
Disc-floret quantity
2 (20) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Alta. +, B.C. +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Utah +, Wash. +, Wyo. +  and Eurasia +
Elevation
0–3500 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face coloration
gland-dotted +
Face pubescence
sericeous +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
staminate +  and pistillate +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
15;30 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Habitat
Open meadows, usually on well-drained soils +
Head architecture
spiciform +  and racemiform +
Head architecture or shape
disciform +
Head arrangement
in subcapitate clusters +  and singly +
Head atypical length
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
Head atypical width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head length
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Head reproduction
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
Head size or width
narrow +
Head width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Herbage pubescence
glabrous +, glabrate +  and villoso-tomentose +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Linda Ann Vorobik +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre diameter
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Involucre length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
hemispheric +
Involucre width
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Leaf architecture
sessile +  and petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf duration
persistent +
Leaf position
basal +  and cauline +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
linear +  and narrowly oblong +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +  and dentate +
Margin shape
lobed +
Margin texture
scarious +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Pappus life cycle
falling +
Pappus presence
absent +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret architecture
pistillate +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
1 (25) +
Peripheral floret reproduction
fertile +
Petal fusion
connate +
Phenology
Flowering mid–late summer. +
Phyllary duration
persistent +
Phyllary fusion
distinct +
Phyllary growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Phyllary life cycle
falling +
Phyllary pubescence
tomentose-villous +
Phyllary quantity
2 +  and 20 +
Phyllary shape
Ovate (Lanceolate) +
Phyllary size
unequal +
Phyllary texture
With margins and/or apices (Scarious) +
Publication title
Reise Russ. Reich. +
Publication year
1776 +
Ray-floret architecture
styliferous +, neuter +  and pistillate +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
In 1( (2+) series) +
Ray-floret reproduction
sterile +  and fertile +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle pubescence
glabrous +
Receptacle shape
conic;convex;conic;convex;flat +
Reference
None +
Rhizome presence
absent +
Rib presence
absent +
Rib quantity
2 +  and 5 +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Series quantity
4;7 +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V19-20-21/V19 850.xml +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +
Stem atypical quantity
1 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
Stem coloration
gray-green +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem pubescence
tomentose +
Stem quantity
2 +  and 5 +
Stem shape
wand-like +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +
Synonyms
Artemisia campestris var. purshii +, Artemisia campestris var. spithamaea +, Artemisia campestris var. strutziae +, Artemisia purshii +, Artemisia spithamaea +, Oligosporus borealis +  and Oligosporus groenlandicus +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Artemisia borealis subsp. borealis +
Taxon parent
Artemisia borealis +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Throat shape
funnel +  and subglobose +
Tube shape
cylindric +
Volume
Volume 19 +
Whole-organism architecture
taprooted +
Whole-organism atypical some measurement
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +
Whole-organism odor
aromatic +
Whole-organism some measurement
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
Whole organism architecture
taprooted +  and fibrous-rooted +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism some measurement
10cm (20cm) +
X chromosome quantity
9 +