Artemisia rothrockii
timberline sagebrush
Family AsteraceaeAlso called Rothrock's sagebrush
About
Timberline sagebrush is a small, sticky, very aromatic evergreen shrub endemic to California's high mountains.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- 20–50 cm tall.
Field notes
Morphology
Mountain shrub 20–50 cm tall with many upright stems from a narrow trunk. Evergreen dark green foliage is glandular, sticky and very aromatic; new growth is somewhat woolly, older parts hairless.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to California in the Sierra Nevada, White Mountains and San Bernardino Mountains at 2,000–3,500 m, in the dry transition between mountain meadows and forest.
Ecology
Tolerates waterlogging during snowmelt.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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