| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Artemisia rigida (Nutt.) A.Gray trib. Anthemideae |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 49 (1883) |
| Native Range | nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-1800m |
| Description | leaves silvery grey, rigid, broadly spathulate, trilobate, densely hirsute, capitula in densely leafy spike, involucre narrowly campanulate, phyllaries elliptic, pilose |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | yellowish red, red |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Artemisia trifida var. rigida Nutt. Seriphidium rigidum (Nutt.) W.A.Weber |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |