Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata Nutt. - Aster family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet
Planting Distance: 4.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 20 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Mid Summer
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: Yes
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: No
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: Medium
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Big Sagebrush: Abagrotis duanca, Abagrotis nanalis, Aroga trilineella, Bucculatrix arnicella, Bucculatrix salutatoria, Bucculatrix seorsa, Bucculatrix tridenticola, Cheteoscelis graefiaria, Grammia nevadensis, Hemileuca hera, Hemileuca hera hear, Hemileuca hera magnifica, Hemileuca hera marcata, Macaria colata, Oidaematophorus grisescens, Phaneta misturana, Schinia acutilinea, Schinia separata, Stenoptilodes fragilis
Native Range
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia
- USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- MEX: Mexico Northwest
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.