Artemisia rigida

Artemisia rigida is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names scabland sagebrush and stiff sagebrush. It is native to the northwestern United States, in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. It has been recorded in western Montana but these sightings may have been misidentifications.

Artemisia rigida
Artemisia rigida at Banks Lake, Grant County Washington

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. rigida
Binomial name
Artemisia rigida
Synonyms
  • Artemisia trifida var. rigida Nutt.
  • Seriphidium rigidum (Nutt.) W.A.Weber
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