BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SPECIES: Artemisia papposa | Fuzzy Sagebrush 



GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS : 
Fuzzy sagebrush is a low, dwarf shrub or subshrub which reaches 3.9 to
7.9 inches (1-2 dm) in height [5].  Leaves are 0.22 to 1.2 inches (1-3
cm) long, canescent, and trifid or irregularly palmatifid [2,5].  The
inflorescence is racemiform with 4 to 10 heads [5].


RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM : 
   Chamaephyte


REGENERATION PROCESSES : 
NO-ENTRY


SITE CHARACTERISTICS : 
Fuzzy sagebrush occurs on open, dry, alkaline sites in parts of
southwestern Idaho and the Snake River Plain [5,10].  It is commonly
associated with shallow depressions or intermittent drainageways where
extra moisture is available only during early spring [12].  Sites are
described as semiarid, with cold winters and hot, dry summers.  Average
annual precipitation at a representative Idaho site was 14.6 inches (360
mm) [10].  Elevation at several Idaho sites ranged from 4,800 to 5,500
feet (1,464-1,678 m) [10].


SUCCESSIONAL STATUS : 
Fuzzy sagebrush occurs in sagebrush communities of southern Idaho where
it is often found on sites dominated by alkali sagebrush and Idaho
fescue [10].  Fuzzy sagebrush types appear to be climax communities on
very shallow, stony basalt (R. Rosentreter, pers. comm.  1989).


SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT : 
Fuzzy sagebrush flowers during May and June [5].

Related categories for Species: Artemisia papposa | Fuzzy Sagebrush