Pronunciation: ar-tem-IS-ee-a tri-den-TAY-ta
Common name: Basin sagebrush
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Valleys, benches, sandy to coarse gravelly
soils, 2500'-6000', sagebrush scrub, chaparral, yellow
pine forest, pinyon-juniper woodland, west Transverse
Range, Mojave National Preserve (Mid Hills)
Blooming period: August to October
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Artemisia
2) tridentata