General: Michaux's Sagebrush (Artemisia michauxiana) is a high-elevation, fairly low-growing, brushy shrub with green, upright stems and highly dissected leaves. Flowerheads are small and borne along the upper stem.
Michaux's Sagebrush is a fairly common component of high mountain alpine communities in drier areas along ridges and slopes in the Alpine Tundra (Alpine) life zone. Around Las Vegas, look for this species in the Spring Mountains.
Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae).
Other Names: Michaux's wormwood, Michaux sagebrush, lemon sagewort. |