A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
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Asteraceae » Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula
Artemisia arbuscula Nutt. ssp. arbuscula[FNA19, HC2]
little sagebrush, low sagebrush
Publication: Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 398. 1841.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA19:"The relatively large heads of Artemisia arbuscula subsp. arbuscula suggest a relationship with A. cana; the extreme morphologic variability of this subspecies from east to west may be the result of hybridization with various subspecies within the A. cana complex."
References:
» Winward, A.H. and E.D. McArthur. 1995. Lahontan sagebrush (Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longicaulis): a new taxon. Great Basin Naturalist 55: 151-157.
Last updated 6/10/2020 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Artemisia arbuscula Nutt. var. arbuscula[HC]
