Asteraceae Artemisia cana Pursh
Silver Sagebrush
Blackfoot - Food, Forage
Use documented by:
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 56
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Artemisia cana Pursh
Scientific name: Artemisia cana Pursh
USDA symbol: ARCAC5 (
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Common names: Silver Sagebrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Plant used as fall and winter forage for horses.
RECRD: 60722 id: 5026