EcoFlora - Picrothamnus desertorum

Picrothamnus desertorum Nutt.
Family: Asteraceae bud sagebrush, more...Budsage [Artemisia spinescens D. C. Eaton] Gary A. Monroe	FNA Resources Leila M. Shultz in Flora of North America (vol. 19, 20 and 21) Stems diffusely branched from bases, some laterals ending in spinelike tips. Leaf blades or lobes orbiculate to linear, 1-5(-20) × 1-5(-20) mm. Phyllaries whitish green. Cypselae 1-1.5 mm. 2n = 18, 36. Flowering Apr-Jun. Arid slopes and valleys, sands or clays, sometimes saline soils; 1800-2200 m; Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.Mex., Oreg., Utah, Wyo. Budsage provides nutritious forage for wildlife and domestic sheep in winter; it can be poisonous or fatal to calves and lambs, if consumed in great quantity during spring months.
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