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Artemisia tridentata
I had to snag a couple shots of this sagebrush because of its flowers! Most people know big sagebrush by its dull gray coloring but it can definitely be showy when it's blooming! Unfortunately, I couldn't capture a good closeup of the tiny flowers.
This big sagebrush was found alongside the walking path at the Riverside Park in Heyburn, Idaho. It was growing alongside both native and cultivated herbs, shrubs and trees.
Big sagebrush is a keystone species of the Great Basin Desert and is probably the most well known of all its plants. It is a member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
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