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  3. Vascular Plants
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  7. Wormwoods and Sagebrushes
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  9. California Sagebrush

species 43,656 observations

California Sagebrush

Artemisia californica

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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49 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Eupithecia acutipennis, Aseptis susquesa, Plataea personaria, Miodera stigmata 11
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Sagebrush Woolly Stem Gall Midge, Sagebrush Leaf Gall Midge, Sagebrush Medusa Gall Midge, Ceanothus Bud Gall Midge 7
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Lesser Goldfinch, Oblique Streaktail, Smoketree Sharpshooter, Coastal Cactus Dodger 14
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Banded Garden Spider, Gray Bird Grasshopper, Green Lynx Spider, Echo Azure 17

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry
Water use
Low
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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