Artemisia rigida
Asteraceae
Stiff Sagebrush
Low mounding shrub, strongly scented. Stems woody, yellowish, hairy when young, becoming gray and shredding with age. Leaves deciduous, silver with dense short white hairs, 1/2–1 1/2 in. long, wider at tip, divided into 3–5 narrow lobes, or entire, long and thin. Inflorescence with leaves and bracts of bell-shaped, gray-haired cup surrounding and extending well beyond the flowers. Grows in dry rocky steppe lands, where it becomes dominant species.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Late Summer-Autumn
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: to 24 inches
- Habitat: Shrub-Steppe
- Found In: East Gorge, Steens
- Native: Yes
More Information:
- Common synonyms: scabland sagebrush
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- USDA Plants Database
- CalPhotos
- OregonFlora
- E-Flora BC