Artemisia cana

Artemisia cana
Silver sagebrush in
Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. cana
Binomial name
Artemisia cana
Synonyms[2]
  • Artemisia columbiensis Nutt.
  • Seriphidium canum (Pursh) W.A.Weber
  • Artemisia bolanderi A.Gray, syn of subsp. bolanderi
  • Seriphidium bolanderi (A.Gray) Y.R.Ling, syn of subsp. bolanderi
  • Artemisia argilosa Beetle, syn of subsp. viscidula
  • Artemisia viscidula (Osterh.) Rydb., syn of subsp. viscidula

Artemisia cana is a species of sagebrush native to western and central North America; it is a member of the sunflower family.[3][4] It is known by many common names, including silver sagebrush, sticky sagebrush, silver wormwood, hoary sagebrush, and dwarf sagebrush.[3][5][6]

Gray foliage.
  1. ^  Artemisia cana was first described and published in Flora Americae Septentrionalis; or, a Systematic Arrangement and Description of the Plants of North America 2: 521. 1813 "Plant Name Details for Artemisia cana". IPNI. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  2. ^ The Plant List Artemisia cana Pursh
  3. ^ a b "Artemisia cana in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  4. ^ "USDA Plants Profile: Artemisia cana". Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  5. ^ CalFlora taxon report, University of California: Artemisia cana, silver sagebrush
  6. ^ GRIN−National Plant Germplasm System: Artemisia cana