Sand Sagebrush
Artemisia filifolia
Sand sagebrush is a fine, thread-leaved aromatic shrub that stabilizes deep sands across the southern plains, with a soft silvery texture and high wildlife value. Like other sagebrushes, the leaves have documented flavoring and tea use.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, September, October
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- foundation
- Native states
- AZ, CO, KS, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, SD, TX, UT, WY
Related native plants
More Artemisia species
- California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica)
- Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
- White Sagebrush (Artemisia ludoviciana)
- Prairie Sagewort (Artemisia frigida)
- Sandhill Sage (Artemisia pycnocephala)
- Silver Sagebrush (Artemisia cana)