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Basin Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata
  
About Basin Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata) 2 Nurseries Carry This Plant Basin Big Sagebrush is a common native shrub that grows in northern, southern and central California. It is slow growing and moderately long-lived. It grows in a rounded form to a height of 9 feet, with active growth during the spring and summer. Flowers are green and striking, and bloom in the late summer. Leaves are gray-green, and remain on the plant throughout the year. It tends to grow in dry valleys and slopes, at elevations from 2600-6200 feet.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Shrub

Size
Size
5 - 10 ft tall

Form
Form
Rounded

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Slow

Flower Color
Flower Color
Green, Cream, White, Yellow, Brown

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Summer, Fall

Wildlife Supported
 


Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun

Nurseries
Nurseries

Ease of Care
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy

Soil Description
Soil Description
Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay

Common uses
Common uses
Groundcovers, Hedges, Bird Gardens

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
1, 2*, 3*, 6, 7*, 8*, 9*, 10*, 11, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22, 23, 24

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Dry valleys and slopes

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 4.7" - 85.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.19" - 4.46", Coldest Month: 19.6" - 54.0", Hottest Month: 41.1" - 80.7", Humidity: 0.52" - 29.87", Elevation: 188" - 11441"


Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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