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Alpine Sagebrush

Artemisia scopulorum

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 29, February 23, March 31, April 61, May 93, June 56, July 52, August 45, September 41, October 30, November 26, December 25.
United States770
Colorado512
Utah93
Wyoming56
New Mexico43
Texas17
Idaho4

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genuswormwoods and sagebrushes · Artemisia

Study it in a deck

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Alpine Sagebrush with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.