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Artemisia spiciformis

Osterhout

Spiked Big Sagebrush

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128172
Element CodePDAST0S1R1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusArtemisia
Synonyms
Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis(Osterhout) Kartesz & GandhiArtemisia tridentata var. spiciformis(Osterhout) DornArtemisia x spiciformisOsterh.
Other Common Names
big sagebrush (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
The Flora of North America (vol. 19 2006) elevates Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis (= A. spiciformis) to full species level.
Conservation Status
Review Date1995-05-30
Change Date1995-05-30
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
UtahSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (4)
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
Log Cabin SaddlebagInyo National Forest15,165
SherwinInyo National Forest3,140
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hurricane CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest1,606
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, PLANTS Database [USDA PLANTS]. http://plants.usda.gov/. Accessed 2015.