Artemisia norvegica subsp. saxatilis
Alpine sagewort, Alpine Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native
Alpine sagewort is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, Sierra Nevada, San Jacinto Mountains, and White and Inyo Mountains on rocky slopes at elevations of 2,300 to 3,800 meters. Flowering from July to September, this plant produces small nodding heads with white to cream flowers approximately 7 to 11 millimeters in diameter. Growing 30 to 60 centimeters tall with loosely tomentose erect stems emerging from a branched caudex, it has a mildly fragrant character. Its leaves are intricately divided, with 1 to 2-pinnate segments forming narrow linear lobes 1 to 2 millimeters wide, creating a delicate, feathery appearance. The plant's phyllaries feature widely ovate shapes with scarious black margins, and it produces between 6 to 12 pistillate flowers and 30 to 80 disk flowers.
Habitat: Rocky slopes
Bloom period: Jul-Sep
Elevation: 2300-3800 m
Bioregions: KR, SNH, SnJt, W&I
California counties: Siskiyou, Alpine, El Dorado, Fresno, Mono, Mariposa, Tuolumne, Tulare, Madera, Placer, Trinity, Inyo, Amador
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