Artemisia ludoviciana (White Sagebrush)

Also known as Louisiana Artemisia, Louisiana Sage, Prairie Sage, Silver Sage, White Sage, Louisiana Wormwood, Silver Wormwood. White Sagebrush is a colonizing ground cover that has attractive silvery foliage and is drought-tolerant. Requires little maintenance. It works well in dry, well-draining soil. In moist soils it tends to get leggy. It can be pruned in winter to encourage thick growth. Native habitat: dry slopes; canyons, open pine woods, dry prairies, sandy floodplains, disturbed areas. Eastern populations more in uplands, western populations more in lowlands. Medicinal use - tea from leaves for stomach troubles. Tea of roots for laxative, inability to urinate and difficulty in childbirth. Crushed leaf as snuff for sinus attacks, nosebleed and headaches. Strong tea as wash for eczema, deodorant and antiperspirant for underarms and feet. AT A GLANCE Texas native Yes Water use Low Sun exposure Full sun Bloom color Yellow Bloom time Summer, fall Mature height 1.5-3 ft Mature spread 0.5-1 ft Evergreen Semi-evergreen Attracts Bees, Birds, Browsers, Small Mammals Notes Provides nesting material or site for native bees DISTRIBUTION MAPS USDA MAP BONAP MAP Present in state Present in county and native Native to North America, but adventive & escaped in state Not present in state Present and rare, native in county Previously present, now extinct Questionable presence (cross-hatched, regardless of color)