Boreal Sagebrush

Artemisia arctica Less. - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Subshrub

Features

Flower Color: Red, Yellow

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Boreal Sagebrush: Papilio machaon, Papilio machaon aliaska

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Colorado, Montana, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (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.