Summary of characteristics of big sagebrush subspecies. Appendix 1. Basin Mountain Xeric Subalpine Parish’s Height 3 to 2 to 2 to 3 to 2 to See basin 6’ (13) 3’ 3’ 6’ 5’ Stem Single main trunk Branching at Branching at or Branching Branching at See basin or slightly slightly above at or slightly or slightly above ground ground above above ground ground Narrowly cuneate, Flabelliform, Cuneate, 1-2.5 cm Cuneate, 1-2.5 See basin Evergreen Leaves on up to 5 cm long, 1-1.5 cm long, long; usually wider cm long; lobes many times longer ca. 3X longer than basin or often pointed vegetative stems than wide than wide Crown shape Uneven-topped, Even-topped, floral Even-topped, floral stems growing floral stems rising above floral stems floral throughout crown stems growing crown floral stems rising above stems growing throughout growing crown throughout crown throughout and drooping crown Flrs/head 3 to 6 3 to 8 4 to 8 10 to 18 3-6; achenes hairy None to light blue/ None to light Intense blue/ Blue/ UV color: water/alcohol rust blue/rust 600-2100m 800-2200m 800-3000m 800-1500m 2000-3000+m 300-?m Elevational range Soil to loamy; deep & Loamy to silt Loamy to clay Basalt or , well drained fertile loam; often loam; often granite (36”+) very gravelly; gravelly (18 to derived (12 36”) dry & shallow to 22”) (10 to 30”), caliche possible Soil Non-alkaline, Can be mildly Non-alkaline, chemistry and alkaline and Precipitation 8 to 8 to 12 to 16”+ 12” 14”+ 16” 30”+ range Topography Valleys, low Mid-elevation Foothills and Basalt flows High mountain Deep soils in foothills, seasonal valleys, mountains, and granite ridges and stream channels foothills plateaus and ridges outcrops plateaus
Appendix 1. Summary of characteristics of big sagebrush subspecies. Basin Mountain Xeric Subalpine Parish’s Height 3 to 6’ (13) 2 to 3’ 2 to 3’ 3 to 6’ 2 to 5’ See basin Stem Single main trunk Branching at or slightly above ground Branching at or slightly above ground Branching at or slightly above ground Branching at or slightly above ground See basin Evergreen Leaves on vegetative stems Narrowly cuneate, up to 5 cm long, many times longer than wide Flabelliform, 1-1.5 cm long, ca. 3X longer than wide Cuneate, 1-2.5 cm long; usually wider than basin or Cuneate, 1-2.5 cm long; lobes often pointed See basin Crown shape Uneven-topped, floral stems growing throughout crown floral stems growing throughout crown Even-topped, floral stems rising above crown floral stems growing throughout crown Even-topped, floral stems rising above crown floral stems growing throughout and drooping Flrs/head 3 to 6 3 to 8 4 to 8 10 to 18 3-6; achenes hairy UV color: water/alcohol None to light blue/ rust None to light blue/rust Intense blue/ Blue/ Elevational range 600-2100m 800-2200m 800-3000m 800-1500m 2000-3000+m 300-?m Soil to loamy; deep & fertile (36”+) Loamy to silt loam; often very gravelly; dry & shallow (10 to 30”), caliche possible Loamy to clay loam; often gravelly (18 to 36”) Basalt or granite derived (12 to 22”) , well drained Soil chemistry Non-alkaline, and Can be mildly alkaline Non-alkaline, and Precipitation range 8 to 16”+ 8 to 12” 14”+ 12 to 16” 30”+ Topography Valleys, low foothills, seasonal stream channels Mid-elevation valleys, foothills Foothills and mountains, plateaus and ridges Basalt flows and granite outcrops High mountain ridges and plateaus Deep soils in
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