Artemisia tridentata
Nutt.
Big sagebrush, Common sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Bloom Period
The blue points on the map indicate observations in Calflora.
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Possible skin irritation from touching the leaf of this plant.
Do not eat the leaf of this plant.
Do not eat the leaf of this plant.
slopes
Coastal Sage Scrub, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland
[Wikipedia] Animal Food & Habitat, Ecosystem Threats, Native American Medicinal Use: Sagebrush provides food and habitat for a variety of species, such as sage grouse, pronghorn antelope, grey vireo, pygmy rabbit, and mule deer. Several major threats exist to sagebrush ecosystems, including human settlements, conversion to agricultural land, invasive plant species, and wildfires. Native Americans have used the plant medicinally. It is also useful as firewood. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
