Artemisia nesiotica

Artemisia nesiotica

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. nesiotica
Binomial name
Artemisia nesiotica
Synonyms
  • Artemisia californica var. insularis (Rydb.) Munz
  • Crossostephium insulare Rydb.

Artemisia nesiotica is a rare California species of sagebrush in the daisy family, known by the common name island sagebrush. It is endemic to the Channel Islands of California, found on 3 of the 8 islands (San Nicolas, San Clemente, and Santa Barbara Islands).