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Artemisia cana Pursh ssp. cana
silver sagebrush

       
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Artemisia cana Pursh ssp. cana

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Synonyms:
Artemisia cana Pursh ssp. cana

  ARCAC12 Artemisia cana Pursh var. cana
  SECA9 Seriphidium canum (Pursh) W.A. Weber
 

Distribution:
Artemisia cana Pursh ssp. cana

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CO, MN, MT, ND, NE, SD, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Artemisia cana Pursh ssp. cana

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 68 species in Artemisia, 3 subspecies in Artemisia cana Pursh
 

Classification:
Artemisia cana Pursh ssp. cana

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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 cana Pursh – silver sagebrush
Subspecies Artemisia cana Pursh ssp. cana – silver sagebrush
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Artemisia cana Pursh ssp. cana

Artemisia cana
silver 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.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Artemisia cana Pursh ssp. cana

Artemisia cana:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FACW NI NO FACU FACU FACU NO FACW FAC* FACU* FACW NI NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Artemisia cana Pursh ssp. cana

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35455.

 
 
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