Sagebrush wildflowers: From bloom to seed

Stella Copeland; Vanessa Schroeder; Alison Agneray; Sarah C. Barga; Corey Gucker; Sarah Kulpa; Eugenie MontBlanc

Treesearch

Sagebrush wildflowers: From bloom to seed

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Stella Copeland, Vanessa Schroeder, Alison Agneray, Sarah C. Barga, Corey Gucker, Sarah Kulpa, Eugenie MontBlanc

Year:

2024

Type:

Miscellaneous

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

PNW 779. Pacific Northwest Extension Publishing. https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/pnw-779-sagebrush-wildflowers-bloom-seed.

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Abstract

This poster highlights wildflowers (forbs) common in sagebrush vegetation of the Great Basin. These wildflowers support countless wildlife species, including some species only found in sagebrush ecosystems, such as the greater sage-grouse. Many forb species (including most featured here) are highly valued and used for food, medicine and ceremony by the many Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin. There are hundreds of forb species in sagebrush ecosystems, all with their own unique characteristics. The 31 species on this poster highlight common species potentially useful in restoration. These species also represent the variety of size, height, flowering timing and taxonomy (evolutionary relationships) found in typical sagebrush communities.

Keywords

native plants, sagebrush, restoration, wildflowers, phenology, seed, pollinators, fire

Citation

Copeland, Stella; Schroeder, Vanessa; Agneray, Alison; Barga, Sarah; Gucker, Corey; Kulpa, Sarah; MontBlanc, Eugenie. 2024. Sagebrush wildflowers: From bloom to seed. PNW 779. Pacific Northwest Extension Publishing. https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/pnw-779-sagebrush-wildflowers-bloom-seed.