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Asteraceae

Coastal sagebrush

Artemisia californica Less.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Artemisia

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Coastal sagebrush: Artemisia californica in Marin County
Photo: Franco Folini, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
English
Coastal sagebrush
Persian
درمنه آمریکایی
Thai
เซจบรัชแคลิฟอร์เนีย

Synonyms

  • Artemisia abrotanoides Nutt.
  • Artemisia californica var. californica
  • Artemisia fischeriana Besser
  • Artemisia fischeriana var. fischeriana
  • Artemisia fischeriana var. vegetior Besser
  • Artemisia foliosa Nutt.
  • Crossostephium californicum Rydb.
  • Crossostephium foliosa Rydb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.