Some Common Plants of Upper Newport Bay

California Sagebrush  (Artemisia californica)
Plant: Woody shrub, freely branched, stout. light gray-green, aromatic to smell, 5 to 8 feet tall.  Common.
Flowers: Minute flower heads in compound racemes. 
Leaf: Alternate, clustered on branches, 3/8 to 2 inches long. divided into narrow segments.  Covered with minute, light gray hairs.
Flowering period:   August to December
Use by Indians:  Leaves were rubbed on the body when hunting to mask the hunters scent from the animal.
Can be found here: Many places
Native Plant: Yes Halophyte: No
Family Name: Sunflower
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Date: 11/1/2003