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Species: Artemisia campestris subsp. pacifica [Artemisia campestris var. pacifica] [Artemisia campestris var. pacifica] [Artemisia campestris var. scouleriana] [Artemisia pacifica] [Artemisia campestris var. petiolata] [Artemisia scouleriana] [Oligospours pacificu

Comments: Artemisia campestris subsp. pacifica is the most commonly collected subspecies of field sagewort in the Watershed. It is a mid-elevation shrubland/foothill species that reaches up into the subalpine. Most Watershed collections are from the South Sawatch range, the Garitas, and the northern edge of the South San Juans—but with some from the east-side mountains; for instance Saguache Creek (Saguache Co, 1935), Los Pinos pass (Hinsdale Co, 1969), near Buffalo Creek cpgd (Saguache Co, 1999), near Zapata Falls (Alamos Co, 1998), Forbes Park (Costilla Co, 1998), Del Norte (Rio Grande Co, 2016]. Distinguished by its perenniality, persistent basal leaves, and multiple stems, the subspecies is variable, ranging from 1 to 3 feet high. A. campestris subsp. pacifica is present in all western USA states, including Texas. Allred et al. (2020) found it "uncommon" in New Mexico, in mixed conifer forest and along roadsides. But SEINet has many records of it from New Mexico, including the Rio Grande drainage counties of Taos, Colfax, Rio Arriba, Bernalilo, Santa Fe, and Socorro—but none from Texas. For the other Watershed subspecies of A. campestris, see subs. caudata. A. campestris var. purshii is listed here as A. borealis, which see.