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'''Artemisia douglasiana''', commonly known as '''California Mugwort, Douglas's Sagewort or Dream Plant''', is western North American species of aromatic herbs in the sunflower family.
== Description ==
Artemisia douglasiana is dicot, and a perennial forb. Its stems grow from a substantial colony of rhizomes which require a minimum soil depth of 16 cm and can grow in fine to coarse soils. The stems grow erect and range in height from 0.5–2.5 metres (1.6–8.2 ft).
Its grey-green leaves are evenly spaced, elliptical, and lobed at the tips.<ref name="description"/> The appearance of the 3-5 lobes at the tips of its leaves may range from being seemingly absent to being highly defined.
== Uses ==
*Its seeds are foraged by a variety of native birds and its leaves are used as nesting material by some native bees.
*Artemisia douglasiana was used by Native American tribes as a medicinal plant to relieve joint pain and headaches, and to treat abrasions and rashes.
*It was also used to treat women's reproductive issues, including irregular menstruation and was occasionally used as an abortifacient.<ref name="uses"/>
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="description">[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=1187 "A. douglasiana"]</ref>
<ref name="uses">[http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/Plants%20of%20Upper%20Newport%20Bay%20(Robert%20De%20Ruff)/Asteraceae/Artemisia%20douglasiana.htm UC Irvine: Local natural history & ethnobotany of Artemisia douglasiana (California Mugwort)]</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_douglasiana Artemisia douglasiana-Wikipedia]
[[Category:Herbs]]
'''Artemisia douglasiana''', commonly known as '''California Mugwort, Douglas's Sagewort or Dream Plant''', is western North American species of aromatic herbs in the sunflower family.
== Description ==
Artemisia douglasiana is dicot, and a perennial forb. Its stems grow from a substantial colony of rhizomes which require a minimum soil depth of 16 cm and can grow in fine to coarse soils. The stems grow erect and range in height from 0.5–2.5 metres (1.6–8.2 ft).
Its grey-green leaves are evenly spaced, elliptical, and lobed at the tips.<ref name="description"/> The appearance of the 3-5 lobes at the tips of its leaves may range from being seemingly absent to being highly defined.
== Uses ==
*Its seeds are foraged by a variety of native birds and its leaves are used as nesting material by some native bees.
*Artemisia douglasiana was used by Native American tribes as a medicinal plant to relieve joint pain and headaches, and to treat abrasions and rashes.
*It was also used to treat women's reproductive issues, including irregular menstruation and was occasionally used as an abortifacient.<ref name="uses"/>
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="description">[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=1187 "A. douglasiana"]</ref>
<ref name="uses">[http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/Plants%20of%20Upper%20Newport%20Bay%20(Robert%20De%20Ruff)/Asteraceae/Artemisia%20douglasiana.htm UC Irvine: Local natural history & ethnobotany of Artemisia douglasiana (California Mugwort)]</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_douglasiana Artemisia douglasiana-Wikipedia]
[[Category:Herbs]]
