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Artemisia cana

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Hoary Sagebrush

G5Secure Found in 72 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147522
Element CodePDAST0S0E0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusArtemisia
Other Common Names
Armoise argentée (FR) silver sagebrush (EN) Silver Sagebrush (EN) Silver Wormwood (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
Includes Artemesia argillosa (Coaltown Sagebrush, Colorado), federal '3B'.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1996-03-12
Edition Date2003-02-28
Edition AuthorsFellows, M.
Rank Reasons
Element occurs on rocky open sites and flood plains in the Great Plains, from bottomlands to high plains; abundance unknown.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MontanaS5Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
NebraskaS5Yes
North DakotaS5Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
ColoradoS4Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaS1Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (72)
California (24)
AreaForestAcres
Boundary Peak (CA)Inyo National Forest210,884
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
Crane Mtn.Modoc National Forest1,269
Dexter CanyonInyo National Forest17,053
FalesHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest9,138
Glass MountainInyo National Forest52,867
Hoover - Green Ck NoHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest7,155
Hoover - NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,574
Hoover - Valley RidgeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest564
Hoover - Virginia LksHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,050
Iceberg - Mill CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest26,988
Long MeadowHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,967
Mt. JacksonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,721
Mt. RaymondSierra National Forest6,965
Mt. BidwellModoc National Forest11,687
Mt. VidaModoc National Forest7,771
NessieInyo National Forest830
NightStanislaus National Forest3,173
Robinson PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,835
Rock Creek WestInyo National Forest3,626
SoldierModoc National Forest10,102
Sweetwater (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest19,241
Wheeler RidgeInyo National Forest15,744
Wild Horse Mtn. (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest28,822
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Troublesome SouthRoutt NF47,359
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Italian PeakCaribou-Targhee National Forest141,158
Montana (4)
AreaForestAcres
Freezeout MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,305
Garfield MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest41,891
Italian PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest90,401
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
Nevada (6)
AreaForestAcres
Hicks MountainHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest16,334
Jarbidge - Pete BasinHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,247
Jarbidge - Sun CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest8,823
North SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest30,773
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
West SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest21,656
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Nichols ReservoirSanta Fe National Forest1,518
North Dakota (8)
AreaForestAcres
Bell LakeDakota Prairie Grasslands11,265
Collar / Bennett - CottonwoodDakota Prairie Grasslands19,697
Long X DivideDakota Prairie Grasslands10,099
MagpieDakota Prairie Grasslands21,281
Ponderosa PineDakota Prairie Grasslands7,471
Scairt WomanDakota Prairie Grasslands6,099
Tracy MountainDakota Prairie Grasslands9,756
WannaganDakota Prairie Grasslands6,026
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Crane MountainFremont National Forest23,096
South Dakota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cheyenne RiverBuffalo Gap National Grassland7,572
Red ShirtBuffalo Gap National Grassland17,007
Utah (15)
AreaForestAcres
418001Uinta National Forest5,697
418002Uinta National Forest19,152
418008Uinta National Forest9,367
418009Uinta National Forest18,064
418013Uinta National Forest14,643
418017Uinta National Forest19,631
418018Uinta National Forest11,218
418043Uinta National Forest9,493
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
Lava BedsDixie National Forest14,944
Little West Fork BlacksWasatch-Cache National Forest8,209
Muddy Creek - Nelson Mt.Manti-Lasal National Forest59,034
NoblettsWasatch-Cache National Forest3,116
Swan Creek MountainWasatch-Cache National Forest9,390
Wyoming (9)
AreaForestAcres
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
Gros Ventre MountainsBridger-Teton National Forest106,418
Little BighornBighorn National Forest133,949
Little Sheep MountainBridger-Teton National Forest14,192
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Mosquito Lake - Seven LakesBridger-Teton National Forest51,950
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
References (4)
  1. Cronquist, A., A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal, and P. K. Holmgren. 1994. Intermountain flora: Vascular plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A., Volume 5. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. McGregor, R.L., coordinator, and T.M. Barkley, R.E. Brooks, and E.K. Schofield, eds.: Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Univ. Press Kansas, Lawrence. 1392 pp.