Black Sagebrush
Artemisia nova
Black sagebrush is a low, dense, aromatic sagebrush of dry rocky western ranges, key winter forage and cover in the sagebrush steppe. Compact and very drought-tolerant.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- July, August
- Bloom colors
- brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WY
Related native plants
More Artemisia species
- California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica)
- Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
- White Sagebrush (Artemisia ludoviciana)
- Prairie Sagewort (Artemisia frigida)
- Sandhill Sage (Artemisia pycnocephala)
- Sand Sagebrush (Artemisia filifolia)