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  2. Artemisia californica - Wikipedia

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    Artemisia californica, also known as California sagebrush, is a species of western North American shrub in the sunflower family.. In the western United States, California sagebrush is grown in native plant gardens and as a drought-resistant landscaping choice.

  3. Artemisia tridentata - Wikipedia

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    Big sagebrush is a coarse, many-branched, pale-grey shrub with yellow flowers and silvery-grey foliage, which is generally 0.5–3 metres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –10 feet) tall. [3] A deep taproot 1–4 m (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 –13 ft) in length, coupled with laterally spreading roots near the surface, allows sagebrush to gather water from both surface precipitation and the water table several meters beneath.

  4. Sagebrush - Wikipedia

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    Sagebrush is the common name of several woody and herbaceous species of plants in the genus Artemisia. The best-known sagebrush is the shrub Artemisia tridentata . Sagebrushes are native to the West Coast of North America .

  5. Native American ethnobotany - Wikipedia

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    Artemisia californica (California Sagebrush), used by the Cahuilla and Tongva to alleviate menstrual cramps and menopause by taking it as a decoction, and consuming it regularly before the menstruation period. They also used it as an aid for child labor since the plant stimulates the uterine mucosa, quickening the process. [15]

  6. Sagebrush scrub - Wikipedia

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    Sagebrush scrub occurs in relatively deep soils along the Sierra-Cascade axis, running from Modoc County to San Bernardino County. [4]In the Sierra Nevada range, in California, sagebrush associates include bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata), curl-leaf mountain-mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius), and rabbitbrushes (Chrysothamnus spp., Ericameria spp.). [1]

  7. Artemisia (plant) - Wikipedia

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    Artemisia (/ ˌ ɑːr t ɪ ˈ m iː z i ə /) [3] is a large, diverse genus of plants belonging to the daisy family, Asteraceae, with almost 500 species.Common names for various species in the genus include mugwort, wormwood, and sagebrush.

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  9. Artemisia nesiotica - Wikipedia

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    Artemisia nesiotica is a rare California species of sagebrush in the daisy family, known by the common name island sagebrush. It is endemic to the Channel Islands of California, found on 3 of the 8 islands (San Nicolas, San Clemente, and Santa Barbara Islands). [3]