- Source: Artemisia bigelovii
Artemisia bigelovii is a North American species of sagebrush known by the common name Bigelow sagebrush or flat sagebrush. It grows in the deserts of the southwestern United States.
Distribution
It is native to California (Inyo + San Bernardino Counties), Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. It grows in desert, basin, grassland, and juniper woodland habitats. It is very drought-tolerant and lives in arid regions on sandy and limestone-rich soils.
Description
Artemisia bigelovii is a shrub growing from a woody base and reaching a maximum height around 50 cm (20 inches). It has many slender, curving branches with shredding bark and is generally in overall habit.
The stem branches and leaves are coated in silvery hairs, giving the plant a gray color. The leaves are less than 3 centimeters long and may end in a point or in three distinct teeth.
The inflorescence is a panicle of flower heads containing yellowish disc florets and occasionally a small ray floret. The fruit is a tiny achene about a millimeter long.
Uses
This species of sagebrush is good winter fodder for grazing animals and it is cultivated as plant cover on recovering rangeland and for erosion control.
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Artemisia bigelovii in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
SEINet Arizona Chapter, Artemisia bigelovii A. Gray
United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Arches National Park, Bigelow's Sagebrush (Bigelow's Sage; Big Basin Sagebrush)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Artemisia bigelovii
- Artemisia (plant)
- A. bigelovii
- Sagebrush
- List of Artemisia species
- Oenothera harringtonii
- List of flora of the Mojave Desert region
- List of flora of Utah
- Astragalus ripleyi
- List of Canadian plants by family A
