Introductory
SPECIES: Artemisia cana ssp. cana | Plains Silver Sagebrush 



ABBREVIATION : 
ARTCANC

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
NO-ENTRY


COMMON NAMES : 
   plains silver sagebrush
   silver sagebrush
   hoary sagebrush 
   hoary silver sagebrush


TAXONOMY : 
The fully documented scientific name of plains silver sagebrush is
Artemisia cana Pursh. ssp. cana.  The taxonomy presented here follows
that of Beetle [1], who differentiated three subspecies of silver
sagebrush based upon morphological, geographical, and ecological
characteristics.

Silver sagebrush occurs in both diploid and tetraploid forms [21].
Unlike the other two subspecies of silver sagebrush (A. cana ssp.
viscidula and A. cana ssp. bolanderi) which exhibit wide variability,
plains silver sagebrush is morphologically quite uniform.  Hybridization
occurs between plains silver sagebrush and mountain big sagebrush (A.
tridentata ssp. vaseyana).  Hybrids apparently retain the ability to
resprout [15,29].


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
N. McMurray, September 1986




LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
N. McMurray, September 1988


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
McMurray, Nancy E. 1986. Artemisia cana ssp. cana. In: Remainder of Citation

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