Artemisia nova A. Nels.
Annotated by Rick G. Kelsey, 1980.

Montana: Beaverhead County: Lime Gulch, Beaverhead Forest; Mouth of Gulch. Elev. 6000 ft.
45.3996° N, 112.8224° W; T5S R10W S15 SE 1/4
Coordinate Source: TRS-website.
Common name: Black sage
Slope: 50%
Exposure: South
Soil: Thin rocky lithosol
Vegetation type: Cercoparpus-Agropyron
Associated plants: C. ledifolius, A. spicatum, Juniperus
Perennial Shrub
Height: 1.5 ft
D.B.H.: 1-2 in.
Abundance: Common
Flower color: winter condition
Forage value: Important, Secondary forage for mule deer in area
Range conditions: Good
Trend: Up (except shrubs)
Notes: Limestone outcrops Herbarium of the Forest Service
MRC 3380 Phenology: Flowers.

Jack E. Schmautz JES-421, Mar 30, 1965
MONTU, Accession: 137695