Mountain Big Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 7.0 feet

Planting Distance: 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Root Depth: 16 inches

Growth Form: Multiple Stem

Growth Rate: Slow

Features

Flower Color: Red, Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Seasonal Growth: Spring, Summer, Fall

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Medium

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: None

Salt Tolerance: Low

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

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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.