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Family = Asteraceae, Genus = Artemisia, Species = tridentata, including synonyms,

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Artemisia tridentata   (big sagebrush, spiked sagebrush)  
(= Artemisia tridentata in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Erect, branching, aromatic shrub, 4-20 dm. tall, the leaves and young branches covered with fine, grey hairs.
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
Habitat: Dry plains and hills up to timberline, but not in lithosol or alkaline soil.



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