Artemisia tripartita | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Artemisia |
Species: | A. tripartita
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Binomial name | |
Artemisia tripartita | |
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Artemisia tripartita is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name threetip sagebrush.[1] It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Nevada and Montana to Colorado.[2] It covers about 8.4 million acres (3.4 million hectares) of the Rocky Mountains and Great Basin.[3]