Eastern Mojave Vegetation Coll. No. 3626, Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana.  
 

 

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Photographed 27 October 2026.

Plants of Colorado
Asteraceae

Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle.  Mountain Big Sagebrush.

Salt Creek, Park County, Colorado. Dry, sunny places in a small canyon, north of Salt Creek, and Pike-San Isabel National Forest Road 435 "Salt Creek Road," 4.4 mi. by road west of US Highway 285, 6.7 km. northwest of Antero Junction. 38.95377°N, 106.03338°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2906 m. 3-5 dm. tall, inflorescence flat-topped. Mixed forest and dry open places depending on slope aspect with: Juniperis communis, Pinus aristata, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Artemisia frigida, Ericameria parryi, Frasera speciosa, and Dasiphora fruticosa.

Collected by permit: Pike-San Isabel National Forest, 2026, issued: Mar 18, 2026, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3626. 3-Aug-2026

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Date and time this page was prepared: 11/3/2026 12:16:00 PM