Field Sagewort

Field Sagewort

Artemisia campestris

moosewijiibik
Zichmanis & Hodgins: mossewidjeebik

Field sagewort is a short-lived perennial plant of open, dry places such as sandy lakeshore dunes. During the first year, field sagewort forms a basal rosette of dissected leaves. Flowering occurs in subsequent years, as inconspicuous flowers bloom in small heads at the top of the stem that grows out from the basal rosette. The erect stems average three feet in height and are tinged with a reddish-violet colour. (Plants used by the Great Lakes Ojibwa, Meeker)

A tea was made from the roots of field sagewort as a remedy for constipation. (Plants used by the Great Lakes Ojibwa, Meeker)

Plants used by the Great Lakes Ojibwa, Meeker, Elias and Heim, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Odanah, WI, 1993