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Artemisia tridentata Nutt.

Big sagebrush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Artemisia

Characteristics

Shrubs, 40–200(–300) cm (herbage gray-haired), aromatic; not root-sprouting (trunks relatively thick). Stems gray-brown, glabrate (bark gray, exfoliating in strips). Leaves persistent, gray-green; blades usually cuneate, (0.4–)0. 5–3.5 × 0.1–0.7 cm, 3-lobed (lobes to 1/3 blade lengths, 1.5+ mm wide, rounded), faces densely hairy. Heads (usually erect, on slender peduncles) in paniculiform arrays 5–30 × 1–6 cm. Involucres lanceolate, (1–)1.5–4 × 1–3 mm. Phyllaries oblanceolate to widely obovate, densely tomentose. Florets 3–8; corollas 1.5–2.5 mm, glabrous. Cypselae 1–2 mm, hairy or glabrous, glandular.
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A shrub. It grows 3 m tall and spreads 2.4 m wide. It has a short trunk. The stems are covered with white hairs. The leaves are fine and have 3 lobes. They are silvery and have an aroma. They are slightly sticky.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.4
Mature height (meter) 1.85 - 2.25
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) 1.2
Root diameter (meter) 0.5
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry plains and hills on calcareous soils. Deep, well-drained (usually sandy or rocky) soils in valley bottoms, lower montane slopes, montane meadows, along drainages; at elevations from 300-2,800 metres
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It is a temperate to tropical plant. It suits hardiness zones 8-11.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity 2-5
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 4-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses animal food beverage dye environmental use fiber food fuel material medicinal poison spice vertebrate poison wood
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Disinfectant (leaf), Respiratory Aid (leaf), Gastrointestinal Aid (leaf), Cold Remedy (leaf), Cough Medicine (leaf), Febrifuge (leaf), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Nose Medicine (leaf), Throat Aid (leaf), Orthopedic Aid (leaf), Misc. Disease Remedy (leaf), Analgesic (leaf), Gynecological Aid (leaf), Veterinary Aid (leaf), Diaphoretic (leaf), Oral Aid (leaf), Emetic (leaf), Pediatric Aid (leaf), Pulmonary Aid (leaf), Antidiarrheal (leaf), Antirheumatic (External) (leaf), Laxative (leaf), Antidote (leaf), Eye Medicine (leaf), Toothache (leaf), Carminative (leaf), Expectorant (leaf), Stimulant (leaf), Tuberculosis Remedy (leaf), Unspecified (leaf), Diaphoretic (pod), Gastrointestinal Aid (pod), Laxative (pod), Tuberculosis Remedy (pod), Cold Remedy (root), Throat Aid (root), Diaphoretic (seed), Gastrointestinal Aid (seed), Laxative (seed), Tuberculosis Remedy (seed), Tuberculosis Remedy (tuber), Cold Remedy (unspecified), Pulmonary Aid (unspecified), Antirheumatic (External) (unspecified), Antirheumatic (Internal) (unspecified), Cough Medicine (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified), Panacea (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Analgesic (unspecified), Herbal Steam (unspecified), Antidiarrheal (unspecified), Eye Medicine (unspecified), Orthopedic Aid (unspecified), Unspecified (unspecified), Ceremonial Medicine (unspecified), Gynecological Aid (unspecified), Sports Medicine (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Snake Bite Remedy (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Disinfectant (unspecified), Witchcraft Medicine (unspecified), Headache (unspecified), Ache(Stomach) (unspecified), Antidote (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Fumigant (unspecified), Masticatory (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified), Newborn (unspecified), Parturition (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Corn (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Poultice (unspecified), Sore(Throat) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Artemisia tridentata habit picture by Serena boettcher (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia tridentata habit picture by kalani kalani (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Artemisia tridentata leaf picture by David Koser (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia tridentata leaf picture by Peter Nelson (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia tridentata leaf picture by Laura Gosewisch (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Artemisia tridentata flower picture by Terri Buttleman (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia tridentata flower picture by Terri Buttleman (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia tridentata flower picture by Tom Crites (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Artemisia tridentata fruit picture by Kat (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia tridentata fruit picture by Liz Pucket (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia tridentata fruit picture by Adam Van Straten (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Artemisia tridentata world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Artemisia tridentata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20780-2
WFO ID wfo-0000125631
COL ID GX2B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Artemisia tridentata f. tridentata Seriphidium tridentatum subsp. tridentatum Seriphidium tridentatum var. tridentatum Artemisia tridentata subsp. xericensis Artemisia tridentata subsp. xericensis Artemisia tridentata var. tridentata Seriphidium tridentatum Artemisia tridentata

Lower taxons

Artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata Artemisia tridentata subsp. parishii Artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana Artemisia tridentata subsp. wyomingensis
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