familyAsteraceae
genusArtemisia
subgenusArtemisia subg. Tridentatae
speciesArtemisia cana
subspeciesArtemisia cana subsp. bolanderi
Artemisia cana subsp. bolanderi
Contr. Dudley Herb. 4: 192. 1953.
Common names: Bolander sagebrush
Basionym: Artemisia bolanderi A. Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 50. 1883
Synonyms: Artemisia tridentata subsp. bolanderi (A. Gray) H. M. Hall & Clements Seriphidium bolanderi (A. Gray) Y. R. Ling Seriphidium canum subsp. bolanderi (A. Gray) W. A. Weber
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Shrubs, 50–60(–80) cm. Stems white (felty-tomentose when young). Leaves sometimes bright green, blades linear to narrowly lanceolate, (1.5–)3–4 × 0.2–0.6 cm, usually entire, sometimes with irregular lobes. Heads (2–3 per branch) in (sparsely leafy) arrays 12–18 × 1–2 cm. Involucres broadly campanulate, 3–4 × 4–5 mm. Phyllaries narrowly ovate-lanceolate, acute (outer) or obtuse, densely hairy. Florets 8–16. Cypselae 1–1.5 mm. 2n = 18, 36.
Phenology: Flowering mid–late summer.
Habitat: Gravel soils, mountain meadows, stream banks
Elevation: 1600–3300 m
Distribution
Calif., Nev., Oreg.
Discussion
Subspecies bolanderi is known only from the western United States.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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