Latin name: Artemisia californica Less.
Pronunciation: ar-tem-IS-ee-a ka-li-FOR-ni-ka
Common name: California sagebrush
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Common on lower slopes and fans of dry foothills to 2500' in coastal sage scrub and chaparral throughout Southern California
Blooming period: August to December
Name derivations: 1) Artemisia 2) californica
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