Introductory
SPECIES: Artemisia frigida | Fringed Sagebrush 



ABBREVIATION : 
ARTFRI

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ARFR4


COMMON NAMES : 
   fringed sagebrush
   pasture sagebrush
   prairie sagewort
   fringed sagewort
   estafiata
   fringed wormwood
   arctic sagebrush
   mountain sagebrush
   wild sagebrush
   worm sagebrush
   pasture sage


TAXONOMY : 
The fully documented scientific name of fringed sagebrush is Artemisia
frigida Willd.  Both diploid and tetraploid cytotypes have been
identified, but no morphological distinctions have been noted between
the two races [67].  Numerous ecotypes of fringed sagebrush have also
been reported [46].  Fringed sagebrush is not known to hybridize with
any other species in the genus Artemisia.


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
D. Tirmenstein, September 1986


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
D. Tirmenstein, November 1988


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tirmenstein, D. 1986. Artemisia frigida. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Artemisia frigida | Fringed Sagebrush