BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SPECIES: Artemisia norvegica var. saxatilis | Boreal Sagewort 



GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS : 
Boreal sagewort is a native, perennial, herbaceous plant which grows 4
to 24 inches (10-60 cm) tall.  It has tufted, persistent, basal leaves,
short rhizomes and a caespitose caudex.  The fruit is an achene
[2,6,12,17].


RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM : 
   Geophyte


REGENERATION PROCESSES : 
Boreal sagewort reproduces from seed sexually produced by pollination
and fertilization [3].


SITE CHARACTERISTICS : 
Boreal sagewort grows on talus slopes, rock outcrops, and open woods at
subalpine or alpine elevations [2,12].  It is found in spruce (Picea
spp.)-fir (Abies spp.), lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta), and alpine
tundra communities [17].

Boreal sagewort contributed greater cover on the outer part than on
inner part of stands surrounding snow patches.  There was slightly more
of the species on a southern site than a northern site.  It was
associated with alpine avens (Geum rossii) [7].  In a sibbaldia
(Sibbaldia procumbens)-little clubmoss (Selaginella densa) stand, boreal
sagewort was negatively correlated with its congener, alpine sagewort
(Artemisia scopulorum) [16].

Boreal sagewort occurs from 10,900 to 11,200 feet (3,320-3,410 m) in
Utah; from 10,400 to 14,300 feet (3,170-4,360 m) in Colorado; and at
10,300 feet (3,140 m) in Wyoming [3].  It has been reported at 6,680
feet (2,155 m) in Glacier National Park [12].


SUCCESSIONAL STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT : 
Boreal sagewort flowers from late July and August into September [9].

Related categories for Species: Artemisia norvegica var. saxatilis | Boreal Sagewort