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Wyoming Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis
  
About Wyoming Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis) 1 Nurseries Carry This Plant Wyoming Sagebrush is a common native shrub that grows in Central and Northern California, primarily in the Warner Mountains and Modoc Plateau regions. It is slow growing and long-lived It grows in an upright form to a height of 3 feet, with active growth during the spring and summer. Flowers are yellow and bloom in the late summer Leaves are gray-green and deciduous. It tends to grow in dry valleys and slopes, at elevations from 0-7200 feet.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Shrub

Size
Size
3 - 10 ft tall

Form
Form
Upright

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Slow

Dormancy
Dormancy
Winter Deciduous

Flower Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Cream, White, Brown

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Summer

Wildlife Supported
 


 

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun

Nurseries
Nurseries

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

Common uses
Common uses
Hedges

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Dry valleys and slopes

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 4.7" - 26.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.42" - 2.93", Coldest Month: 29.8" - 45.6", Hottest Month: 54.0" - 75.7", Humidity: 1.56" - 27.25", Elevation: 3205" - 8082"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Wyoming Big Sagebrush


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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