Asteraceae

Scabland sagebrush

Artemisia rigida A.Gray

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia

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Scabland sagebrush (Artemisia rigida) — FlowerPhoto: Gabbie Byers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Scabland sagebrush
Persian: برنجاسف ریجیدا

Synonyms

Artemisia trifida var. rigida Nutt.
Seriphidium rigidum (Nutt.) W.A.Weber

Flowers

In flower: September to October (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Gabbie Byers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.