Artemisia pygmaea
Artemisia pygmaea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Artemisia |
Species: | A. pygmaea
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Binomial name | |
Artemisia pygmaea | |
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Artemisia pygmaea is a North American species of sagebrush in the aster family known by the common name pygmy sagebrush.[2]
Description
Artemisia pygmaea is a small, cushion-like shrub growing up to about 20 centimeters (8 inches) in height. It is woody and grows from a taproot.[2]
The small leaves are under a centimeter long and wide and are toothed or divided into several deep lobes.[2]
The
This is one of several plants parasitized by the parasitic plant Orobanche fasciculata.[5]
Distribution and habitat
Artemisia pygmaea is native to regions of the Southwestern United States, encompassing parts of Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.[6] It is uncommon throughout much of its range but it can be locally abundant.[3][2]
Artemisia pygmaea grows in very dry habitat types. It occurs in the desert grasslands,
References
- ^ The Plant List Artemisia pygmaea A.Gray
- ^ a b c d e "Artemisia pygmaea in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
- ^ a b c Ulev, Elena D. 2005. Artemisia pygmaea. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory.
- ^ Artemisia pygmaea. USDA FS International Institute of Tropical Forestry.
- ^ Brotherson, J. D., et al. (2005). Nutrient relationships between Orobanche fasciculata Nutt. and its host Artemisia pygmaea Gray in the Uinta Basin of Utah.Western North American Naturalist 65(2) 242-47.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Gray, Asa. 1886. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 21(2): 413
External links
- The Nature Conservancy: Artemisia pygmaea
- Artemisia pygmaea in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley