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silver sagebrush
Scientific Name: Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula
Family: Asteraceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Subshrub, Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Silver Sagebrush (Artemisia cana)
Silver sagebrush, scientifically known as Artemisia cana, is an aromatic shrub found in various habitats across North America.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is a shrub.
- This plant is aromatic.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Artemisia cana
- Family: Asteraceae (Aster family)
- Synonyms/Alternate Names: Sand Sagebrush, Silvery Wormwood
- Subspecies: Plains silver sagebrush (Artemisia cana cana), Mountain silver sagebrush.
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to the Canadian provinces.
- Found in grasslands, floodplains, and montane forests.
- Occurs on a wide range of soil textures (except clay).
- Prefers moist sites and is frequently found at higher elevations.
- Generally found west of the Continental Divide, from Montana and Oregon to Arizona and New Mexico, in mountain areas along streams.
- Also found in lowland and montane elevations in the Columbia Plateau-northern Great Basin.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- A semi-evergreen shrub.
- Grows to be 2 to 5 ft. tall.
- Has silvery entire leaves.
- Taller than a usually low and much-branched perennial sagebrush.
Ecological Role
- Important food source for pronghorns.
- Prescribed burning affects silver sagebrush in mixed grass prairie vegetation.
- Distribution of silver sagebrush limits Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) habitat in southeastern Alberta.