​Sand Sagebrush, Silver Sagebrush, Silvery Wormwood, Sand Sage,Artemisia filifolia,Sunflower Family (Asteraceae)

Found in dry and sandy areas
Seen blooming in September by Arroyo Trujillo, Abiquiu

​This common, faintly aromatic and attractive sagebrush grows to 4 feet tall and wide with arching, feathery, silvery-blue foliage. Leaves and stems are covered with silvery hairs. The leaves are thread-like and differentiate it from Big Sagebrush, also common in our area, which has three-toothed, wedge-shaped leaves. Like other sagebrush, the flowers bloom late in the season and are tiny, yellow and inconspicuous but produce a lot of pollen. It was used medicinally for boils, indigestion, and as a snakebite remedy. It was also used for ritual purposes. Being quite soft it was employed as a substitute for toilet paper. Source.

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