Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula Calflora

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Taxon Report

Artemisia arbuscula Nutt. ssp. arbuscula

Dwarf sagebrush, Little sagebrush, Low sagebrush

2017 Steve Matson

2022 Dana York

2016 Richard Spjut

2022 Dana York

2019 David popp

Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula is a shrub that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~152 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Artemisia arbuscula
Genus:	Artemisia
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Possible skin irritation from touching the leaf of this plant.
Do not eat the leaf of this plant.

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Artemisia tridentata ssp. arbuscula
PLANTS	Seriphidium arbusculum

Information about Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ARARA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/18/2025).