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Silver Sagebrush (Artemisia cana) is a native shrub that grows in Central and Northern California, primarily in the High Cascade Range, the Sierra Nevada Foothills and High Sierra Nevada regions. It is moderately fast growing and long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 5 feet, with active growth during the spring, summer, fall. Flowers are yellow and bloom in the late summer. Leaves are gray-green and deciduous. It tends to grow in meadows and streambanks and gravelly places, at elevations from 5200-10800 feet.
Shrub
3 - 5 ft Tall
Upright
Moderate
Winter Deciduous
Yellow, Cream, White
Summer, Fall
Full Sun
Low, Moderate
Moderate
Fast
Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.
Meadows, streambanks and gravelly places
Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Sagebrush Scrub, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 19 likely
Hera Buckmoth
Hemileuca hera
Painted Tiger Moth
Arachnis picta
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana