Artemisia tridentata

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Artemisia tridentata, commonly known as big sagebrush, is a dominant aromatic shrub of the North American West that forms extensive sagebrush steppe ecosystems and provides critical habitat for many wildlife species.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aromatic plant
plant species
shrub
woody perennial
adaptation cold tolerance
drought tolerance
tolerance of nutrient-poor soils
associatedWith greater sage-grouse
mule deer
pronghorn
commonName basin big sagebrush
big sagebrush
great basin sagebrush
contributesTo carbon storage in dryland ecosystems
soil stabilization
describedBy Nuttall
dispersal wind-dispersed seeds
ecologicalRole dominant shrub species
foundation species
keystone species in sagebrush ecosystems
family Asteraceae
floweringSeason late summer to fall
genus Artemisia
growthForm multi-stemmed shrub
habitat cold deserts
sagebrush steppe ecosystems
semi-arid shrublands
hasSubspecies Artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata
Artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana
Artemisia tridentata subsp. wyomingensis
height 1 to 3 meters
kingdom Plantae
leafCharacteristic strongly aromatic
leafType evergreen
small gray-green leaves
nativeTo Great Basin
Intermountain West
sagebrush steppe
western North America
order Asterales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination wind pollination
provides cover for nesting birds
critical habitat for wildlife
food resources for herbivores
reproduction sexual reproduction by seed
vegetative reproduction by sprouts
rootSystem deep taproot
extensive lateral roots
taxonRank species
threat altered fire regimes
habitat loss
invasion by exotic grasses
usedFor ceremonial smudging
erosion control
rangeland forage in winter
traditional medicine by Indigenous peoples

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Artemisia hasNotableSpecies Artemisia tridentata
Centrocercus urophasianus dependsOn Artemisia (sagebrush)
linked to: Artemisia tridentata
Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park hasFlora California sagebrush
linked to: Artemisia tridentata
Artemisia tridentata hasSubspecies Artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata
linked to: Artemisia tridentata
Artemisia tridentata hasSubspecies Artemisia tridentata subsp. wyomingensis
linked to: Artemisia tridentata