California Native Plants Gallery: Artemisia ludoviciana ludoviciana

Artemisia ludoviciana ludoviciana
Silver Woodworm

Form:	Shrub	Growth habit:	Semi low, creeping
Size:	1' - 2' 'h x 2'w	Deciduous:	Evergreen
Flowering Season:	Seed stalks in Summer/Fall	Growth Rate:	Fast
Flower Color:	Insignificant	Hardiness:	to 15 degrees
Exposure:	Full sun	Cultural Uses:	Medicinal
Soil Moisture:	Semi-dry	Cultural Uses:	Medicinal
Soil Type:	Rocky/sandy	CNPS Status:	Not Listed
Family:	Asteraceae	CNPS Status:	Not Listed
Distribution:	Outer North Coast Range, Sierra Nevada, San Jacinto Valley, Southwest (except Channel Islands), Great Basin, Deserts	Habitat:	Generally dry sandy to rocky soils. Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland to 8,500'

Wildlife Value:	Birds like the seeds and use it for perching and cover.

Description:	Beautiful fragrant foliage for a dry garden. Excellent color with Penstemons and Encelias.