Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Artemisia arbuscula Nutt. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 398 (1841) |
Native Range | w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-3800m |
Description | evergreen, leaves grey, broadly cuneate, 5-15mm long, usually 3-5-dentate, leaves in inflorescence linear-oblanceolate, inflorescence narrow |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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 tridentata ssp. arbuscula (Nutt.) H.M.Hall & Clem. Artemisia tridentata var. arbuscula (Nutt.) McMinn Seriphidium arbuscula (Nutt.) W.A.Weber |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |