Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Artemisia filifolia Torrey
(Sand Sage)
Family: Asteraceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Artemisia filifolia is a shrub which inhabits washes and arroyos in the
lower elevations of the Gila Wilderness. The leaves are linear and long, as well as
light gray with appressed pubescence.
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Artemisia filifolia, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Road, Sept. 7, 2007
Artemisia filifolia, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Road, Nov. 14, 2007
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