Sandsage
Common Name: Sandsage
Other Names: Sand Sagebrush, Sand Wormwood
Species Name: Artemisia filifolia
Plant Type: Woody
Family Name: Asteraceae, Sunflower Tribe
Examples of Sandsage Artemisia filifolia
| Plant Facts | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Native |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Distribution in the U.S. | Throughout the Great Plains from Wyoming and the Dakotas to northern Mexico; also found in the southern portion of the Great Basin in Nevada, Utah and Arizona |
| Distribution in Oklahoma | Western third of the state |
ID Characteristics
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Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Low-growing shrub; branching low
- Noticeable gray foliage
- Leaves thread-like; can have none to 3 lobes
- Leaves smell of mentholatum when crushed
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Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Growth Form: Shrubs
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Blade Edge: Entire to 3-lobed (some leaves filiform)
- Leaf Blade Length: 1.5-6 centimeters
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Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 1-3 ray florets, 1-6 disc florets
- Flower Color:Discs white to yellow-white
- Flower Timing: July-October
- Fruit Type: Achenes
| Habitat/Ecology | |
|---|---|
| Soil Type | Sandy |
| Habitat | Stabilized sand dunes or deep loose sands |
| Successional Stage | Late |