Prairie Sage
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 529.
Doug Goldman @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA-NRCS-NPDT
Names: Kaksameea; Kaksamiss (Blackfoot); Mostosowehkuskwa (Cree); Prairie Sage (English); Sage des Prairies (French); Artemisia ludoviciana (Latin)
Other Common Names: Good Tasting Cow Plant, Man Sage, Pasture Sage, White Sagebrush
Characteristics: Edible, aromatic silver-green leaves. Produces small yellow blooms. Plays host to the larvae of Painted Lady Butterfly.
Optimal Growing Conditions: Tolerates sun and exposure to conditions, in well-drained soil.
Habitat and Origin: Found in dry open locations, in sunny meadows and ditches of prairies and parklands.
Edible Portions: Leaves
Aboriginal Peoples Uses: Very important ceremonially, as it is used in sweat lodges and for the Sun Dance. Considered to be highly medicinal, used by indigenous people for foot baths, infections, loss of appetite, and intestinal worms.