Artemisia tridentata
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Artemisia tridentata, commonly known as big sagebrush, is a dominant aromatic shrub of the North American West that forms extensive sagebrush steppe ecosystems and provides critical habitat for many wildlife species.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Artemisia tridentata canonical | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aromatic plant
ⓘ
plant species ⓘ shrub ⓘ woody perennial ⓘ |
| adaptation |
cold tolerance
ⓘ
drought tolerance ⓘ tolerance of nutrient-poor soils ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
greater sage-grouse
ⓘ
mule deer NERFINISHED ⓘ pronghorn ⓘ |
| commonName |
basin big sagebrush
ⓘ
big sagebrush ⓘ great basin sagebrush ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
carbon storage in dryland ecosystems
ⓘ
soil stabilization ⓘ |
| describedBy | Nuttall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dispersal | wind-dispersed seeds ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
dominant shrub species
ⓘ
foundation species ⓘ keystone species in sagebrush ecosystems ⓘ |
| family | Asteraceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | late summer to fall ⓘ |
| genus | Artemisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm | multi-stemmed shrub ⓘ |
| habitat |
cold deserts
ⓘ
sagebrush steppe ecosystems ⓘ semi-arid shrublands ⓘ |
| hasSubspecies |
Artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana ⓘ Artemisia tridentata subsp. wyomingensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 1 to 3 meters ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafCharacteristic | strongly aromatic ⓘ |
| leafType |
evergreen
ⓘ
small gray-green leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Great Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Intermountain West NERFINISHED ⓘ sagebrush steppe ⓘ western North America ⓘ |
| order | Asterales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | wind pollination ⓘ |
| provides |
cover for nesting birds
ⓘ
critical habitat for wildlife ⓘ food resources for herbivores ⓘ |
| reproduction |
sexual reproduction by seed
ⓘ
vegetative reproduction by sprouts ⓘ |
| rootSystem |
deep taproot
ⓘ
extensive lateral roots ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
altered fire regimes
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ invasion by exotic grasses ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial smudging
ⓘ
erosion control ⓘ rangeland forage in winter ⓘ traditional medicine by Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.