Oldwoman

Artemisia stelleriana Besser - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Oldwoman: Vanessa cardui

Native Range

USA: Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (I), AK (N), HI (I?), CAN (I), SPM (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.