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  3. Vascular Plants
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  9. Silver Sagebrush

species 6,594 observations

Silver Sagebrush

Artemisia cana

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

37 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Sagebrush Sheep Moth, Painted Lady, American Lady, Nutmeg Moth 9
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Woolly Bud Gall Midge, Eutreta diana, Rhopalomyia florella, Sagebrush Medusa Gall Midge 7
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Greater Sage-Grouse, Sagebrush Grasshopper, Clastoptera brunnea, Van Duzee's Cicada 14
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Nine-spotted Lady Beetle, Lateral Sigil Lady Beetle, North American Tarnished Plant Bug, Melissa Blue 7

Children

  • Mountain Silver Sagebrush
  • Plains Silver Sagebrush
  • Bolander Silver Sagebrush

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
Drought tolerant
Yes
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.

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