Sphaeromeria is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family.Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 401–402 entirely in English
Sphaeromeria is native to the western United States and northwestern Mexico.Flora of North America Species are known generally as chickensages. The genus is closely related to Artemisia, and some authors merge the two genera into one.Jepson eFlora: Taxon page
SpeciesThe Plant List search for SphaeromeriaBiota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps, Artemisia Sphaeromeria treated as part of Artemisia Sphaeromeria argentea - silver chickensage - CO ID MT WY NV Sphaeromeria cana - gray chickensage - OR CA NV Sphaeromeria capitata - rock tansy - MT WY CO UT Sphaeromeria compacta - compact chickensage - NV Sphaeromeria diversifolia - separateleaf chickensage - NV UT Sphaeromeria martirensis - Baja CaliforniaTurner, B. L. 1996. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 6. Tageteae and Athemideae. Phytologia Memoirs 10: i–ii, 1–22, 43–93 Sphaeromeria potentilloides - fivefinger chickensage - CA NV OR ID Sphaeromeria ruthiae - Zion chickensage - UT Sphaeromeria simplex - Laramie chickensage - WY
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