 White Sage Artemisia ludoviciana |
 aka Western mugwort, White Sagewort, Mountain Wormwood, Prairie Sage, Silver Wormwood, Sagewort, White Sagebrush, Western Mugwort |
 aka Dark-Leaved Mugwort, Ajenjo del País, Estafiate, Black sage, Dakota Sage, Estafiate de Castilla, Louisiana Sage, Herbaceous Sage, Cudwort, Pasture Sage, and Artemisia purshiana |
 The first seven pictures were photographed May 15 before the overflow area started to green up. |
 This beauty is a lovely, soft silvery green and is a "soft" plant to the touch. |
 When the leaves are lightly bruised it has the most delicious aroma!! Soil is boggy, springy, alkaline and the canal overflow is full. |
 Medicinal Spiritual |
 This and the next picture were taken the last week of June when the water is about half gone. |
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 This and the next four pictures were taken on July 6. |
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 I did a fiber test on this beauty and was pleasantly surprised. The stem is hollow with a very narrow mushy pith. The leaves would not make a good fiber at all. |
 I smashed up one end and it looks as if you can process either bast or the entire stem sans leaves. Gosh, I wish you could smell this plant. It's yummy. |
 This is what the overwintered blossom/seed pods look like in the Spring. |
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 This and the next five pictures were taken August 1. |
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 This and the next three pictures were taken August 22. |
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 This and the next four pictures were taken in April |
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= Poisonous to animal and/or
human
= Noxious or Invasive in
Oregon
= Crop weed in Oregon
= Federal Noxious weed in
Oregon
