Scientific Name | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ARLUL2 |
Common Name | Louisiana Sagewort, White Sagebrush | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 35475 |
Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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Description | Life zones and habitat: Plains to montane (4000 to 9500 ft.); dry soils in open areas. Plant: Erect, fragrant, semi-shrub, woody at the base; spreading, unbranched stems 12 to 40 inches tall, gray-green with a dense covering of matted white hairs. Leaves: Silvery grey-green, almost white leaves from a dense covering of fine white hairs, lanceolate or linear, edges entire or with few teeth or shallow lobes; up to 4 inches long and 5/8-inch wide. Inforescence: Numerous erect to nodding flowers in compact clusters arising from leaf axils, or in loose racemes up to 20 inches long; flowers are small (~1/8-inch across) with 8 to 13 disk florets with pale yellow, thread-like protruding pistils; no petals; bracts and peduncles covered with fine white hairs. Bloom Period: July to October. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, SEINet and Minnesota Wildflowers. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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