Artemisia rigida

Artemisia rigida
Artemisia rigida at Banks Lake, Grant County Washington

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. rigida
Binomial name
Artemisia rigida
Synonyms[1]
  • Artemisia trifida var. rigida Nutt.
  • Seriphidium rigidum (Nutt.) W.A.Weber

Artemisia rigida is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names scabland sagebrush[2] and stiff sagebrush. It is native to the northwestern United States, in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.[3] It has been recorded in western Montana but these sightings may have been misidentifications.[4]

  1. ^ The Plant List Artemisia rigida (Nutt.) A.Gray
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference fna was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ McWilliams, Jack. 2003. Artemisia rigida. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory.

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