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

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PLANTS Profile

Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. tridentata
basin big sagebrush

Symbol:

ARTRT

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. tridentata

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Synonyms:
Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. tridentata

	ARAN20	Artemisia angusta Rydb.
	ARTRA2	Artemisia tridentata Nutt. var. angustifolia A. Gray
	SETR4	Seriphidium tridentatum (Nutt.) W.A. Weber

Distribution:
Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. tridentata


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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MA, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)

Related Taxa:
Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. tridentata

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

Classification:
Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. tridentata

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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. tridentata – basin big sagebrush

U.S. Weed Information:
Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. tridentata

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. tridentata

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35499.

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

Related Web Sites:
Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. tridentata

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Time Generated: 03/04/2009 11:41 PM MST