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Artemisia carruthii
Also called Carruth Wormwood, Carruth's Sagebrush, Kansas Mugwort
Carruth's sagewort is a North American perennial herb in the daisy family, native to the southwestern and south-central United States and northern Mexico. It grows up to about 70 cm tall in grasslands and open or wooded areas, and is grown as a native wildflower or ornamental in dry, open sites.
Artemisia carruthii, common name Carruth's sagewort or Carruth wormwood, is a North American species of shrubs in the daisy family native to much of south-central and southwestern United States (Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, northern + western Texas). There are reports of a few naturalized populations in Missouri, the Great Lakes Region, and Rhode Island. It is also native to the States of Chihuahua and Sonora in northern Mexico.
Artemisia carruthii is an erect perennial herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. It is faintly aromatic and covered with hairs. Flowers and yellow and nodding (hanging). It grows in grasslands as well as open and wooded areas.
The Zuni people put the seeds on coals and use then as a sweat bath for body pains from a severe cold. The ground seeds are also mixed with water, made into balls, steamed and used for food. These seeds are considered by the Zuni to be one of the most important food plants.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Artemisia carruthii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
