Artemisia papposa
Owyhee sage
Family AsteraceaeAlso called Owyhee sagebrush, fuzzy sagebrush
About
Owyhee sage is a tiny aromatic shrub of sagebrush steppe on and around the Snake River Plain.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- 15–20 cm tall.
Field notes
Morphology
Small shrub 15–20 cm tall with several greyish stems and small, usually lobed grey-green leaves. Heads contain yellow ray and disc florets. Unusually for Artemisia, the achenes bear a pappus.
Distribution & habitat
Southern Idaho, eastern Oregon and northern Nevada, in sagebrush steppe, meadows, alkali flats and sagebrush–juniper communities.
Ecology
Grows with plants such as thymeleaf and mat buckwheats.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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