FAMILY: Asteraceae (Compositae) SYNONYMS: Artemisia caudata Michx.

HABIT: Erect, biennial herb, to 1 m; flowers Aug.-Sept., fruits Oct. SIMILAR SPECIES: This species differs from other members of the genus Artemisia in Ohio by having sterile disk flowers with abortive ovaries. TOTAL RANGE: Circumboreal; in North America s. to FL and AZ. STATE RANGE: There are post-1980 records from Erie, Lucas and Ottawa Counties. There is one pre-1980 record from Ashtabaula County. The species was introduced into sand piles in Cuyahoga County. HABITAT: Dry, sandy habitats such as Lake Erie coastal dunes; dry and sandy prairies. HAZARDS: Destruction of natural beach and dune habitats along Lake Erie. Overshadowing by woody species as a result of succession. RECOVERY POTENTIAL: Poor due to the paucity of intact natural beach habitat remaining along the Lake Erie shoreline. INVENTORY GUIDELINES: Collect complete flowering or fruiting specimens. COMMENTS: A. campestris represents a circumboreal species complex of many races. Ohio material can be referred to as ssp. caudata (Michx.) Hall & Clem. whic