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
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- August, September
- Bloom colors
- yellow, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, NV, UT, WY