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Bigelow Sagewort
( Artemisia bigelovii )
Artemisia bigelovii
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About Bigelow Sagewort (Artemisia bigelovii)
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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. 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.
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.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Shrub
Size
1.6 ft tall
Flower Color
Cream, White, Yellow
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 5
likely
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Vanessa cardui
*
Painted Tiger Moth
Arachnis picta
Arachnis picta
*
Animomyia smithii
Animomyia smithii
*
Acute-lined Flower Moth
Schinia acutilinea
Schinia acutilinea
*
Aseptis characta
Aseptis characta
Landscaping Information
Common uses
Bird Gardens
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 5.6" - 13.0", Summer Precipitation: 0.61" - 3.24", Coldest Month: 35.5" - 49.7", Hottest Month: 61.8" - 75.0", Humidity: 2.76" - 29.13", Elevation: 3369" - 7763"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Bigelow Sagebrush, Flat Sagebrush
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Bigelow Sagewort
Artemisia bigelovii
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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