Sphaeromeria cana

Sphaeromeria cana (recently proposed name Artemisia albicans[1]) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name gray chickensage.

It grows in dry, rocky mountain habitat, such as cracks and crevices, including the talus above the tree line.

This is an aromatic subshrub with numerous erect branches growing up to 30 to 60 centimeters tall.

The inflorescence is generally a cluster of flower heads lined with woolly phyllaries and containing yellow disc florets.

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