| Author | Besser | |
| Distribution | There are 2 records: Currituck County, well established on dunes south of North Swan Beach, 1995, Peet 6827 (NCU); and Dare County, dunes at Nags Head, photographed in 1973 by Graetz.
Native of northeastern Asia; in N.A. Newf. to Ont. and MN, south to FL and LA. | |
| Abundance | Very rare. The population in Currituck County extended for several hundred meters. | |
| Habitat | Maritime primary dunes. Although non-native, it is not aggressive to the point of replacing native species in the Maritimes and northeastern states. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting May-October. | |
| Identification | Beach Wormwood or Dusty Miller is very distinctive, with its whitish gray, prostrate stems radiating out and curving upwards. The stem leaves are 3-toothed or 3-lobed at the tip, whitish gray above and white beneath. The inflorescences are terminal and yellow-flowered; the leaves in NC are unlobed. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | | |
| Other Common Name(s) | Dusty Miller | |
| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | G4? | |
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| US Status | | |
| USACE-agcp | FACU link |
| USACE-emp | FACU link |
