California Coastal Commission, Public Education Program, Upper Newport Bay Plants

California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica)

Plant: Woody shrub, freely branched, stout. light gray-green, aromatic, 5 to 8 feet tall. Common.
Flowers: 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