PLANTS Profile for Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis (big sagebrush)

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Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. spiciformis (Osterh.) Kartesz & Gandhi
big sagebrush

Symbol:

ARTRS2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. spiciformis (Osterh.) Kartesz & Gandhi

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Synonyms:
Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. spiciformis (Osterh.) Kartesz & Gandhi

	ARSP8	Artemisia spiciformis Osterh.
	ARTRS3	Artemisia tridentata Nutt. var. spiciformis (Osterh.) Dorn

Distribution:
Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. spiciformis (Osterh.) Kartesz & Gandhi


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, UT, WA, WY)

Related Taxa:
Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. spiciformis (Osterh.) Kartesz & Gandhi

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 68 species in Artemisia, 6 subspecies in Artemisia tridentata Nutt.

Classification:
Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. spiciformis (Osterh.) Kartesz & Gandhi

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Artemisia L. – sagebrush
Species	Artemisia tridentata Nutt. – big sagebrush
Subspecies	Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. spiciformis (Osterh.) Kartesz & Gandhi – big sagebrush

U.S. Weed Information:
Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. spiciformis (Osterh.) Kartesz & Gandhi

Artemisia tridentata
big sagebrush

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

WSWS

Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.

More Accounts and Images:
Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. spiciformis (Osterh.) Kartesz & Gandhi

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183739.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Related Web Sites:
Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. spiciformis (Osterh.) Kartesz & Gandhi

Big Sagebrush Communities-Ecology & Restoration

Time Generated: 09/17/2008 06:56 AM MDT