Artemisia californica Less.

Coastal sagebrush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Artemisia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 1.75-2.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.75 - 2.25
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Coastal scrub, dry foothills, growing on a wide range of soils, though they often contain large amounts of gravel, are typically thin and undeveloped, and have little ability to retain nutrients and water; at elevations up to 800 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal smoking
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cold Remedy (leaf), Analgesic (leaf), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Toothache (leaf), Gynecological Aid (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified), Unspecified (unspecified), Antirheumatic (External) (unspecified), Cold Remedy (unspecified), Cough Medicine (unspecified), Respiratory Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Artemisia californica habit picture by Lisa J (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Artemisia californica leaf picture by Lisa J (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia californica leaf picture by dlakahammer (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia californica leaf picture by cat grass (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Artemisia californica flower picture by Rusie Shelton (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Artemisia californica fruit picture by Johnny Poppyseed (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Artemisia californica world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:179291-1
WFO ID wfo-0000022700
COL ID GW5V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Artemisia foliosa Artemisia fischeriana Crossostephium californicum Artemisia abrotanoides Crossostephium foliosa Artemisia fischeriana var. fischeriana Artemisia californica var. californica Artemisia californica