Introductory
SPECIES: Artemisia nova | Black Sagebrush 



ABBREVIATION : 
ARTNOV

SYNONYMS : 
   Artemisia tridentata ssp. nova
   Artemisia tridentata var. nova
   Artemisia arbuscula ssp. nova


SCS PLANT CODE : 
NO-ENTRY


COMMON NAMES : 
   black sagebrush
   little black sagebrush
   small sagebrush


TAXONOMY : 
The fully documented scientific name of black sagebrush is Artemisia
nova A. Nelson.  The taxonomy presented here follows that of Beetle [5],
who recognized black sagebrush as a separate species.  Other authorities
have placed both black sagebrush and low sagebrush (A. arbuscula) as
variants of big sagebrush (A. tridentata).  The ability of both of these
species to hybridize with big sagebrush accounts for such placement.
Ward [57] designated black sagebrush as a subspecies of low sagebrush.

Black sagebrush occurs in diploid and polyploid forms.  Hybrids with
basin big sagebrush (A. tridentata ssp. tridentata) are relatively
common where these two species occur together.  Crosses with bigelow
sagebrush (A. bigelovii) and mountain big sagebrush (A. tridentata ssp.
vaseyana) have been documented but are rare [40].  Although no black
sagebrush subspecies are currently recognized, there are two color forms
which may occur in either pure or mixed stands.  The darker form has
dark-green, glossy leaves, while the lighter, gray-green form may be as
light in color as low sagebrush or big sagebrush.



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, July 1988


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
McMurray, Nancy. 1986. Artemisia nova. In: Remainder of Citation

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