White Sagebrush
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
Aster family
Plant Type
Subshrub, Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
3.0 feet
Spread
24 inches
Flower Color
White
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Growing Conditions
Light
Shade Tolerance
Intolerant
Water
Water Use
Low
Drought Tolerance
High
Flood Tolerance
None
Soil
Soil Types
Loam, Sand
CaCO3 Tolerance
High
Fertility Need
Low
Stress Tolerance
Fire Tolerance
Medium
Salt Tolerance
High
Climate
pH Range
6.0 – 9.0
Frost-Free Days
70 days
Precipitation
10 – 60 in
Ecosystem & Wildlife
Pollinators
Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Host
Phaneta artemisiana, Phaneta infimbriana, Vanessa cardui
Fall Color
No
Evergreen
No
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.
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