General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Semi-evergreen
Other: woolly white hairs on grey folage
Fruit: Showy
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Erosion control
Will Naturalize
Suitable for forage
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Winterfat
  • White Sage
  • Tavotka
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Krascheninnikovia ceratoides subsp. lanata
  • Synonym: Krascheninnikovia lanata

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Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-07-13
Location: Red Butte Garden, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-09-29
Location: Grassy Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-05-10
Location: Badeau Ridge, Yuba State Park, Juab County, Utah, United States
Date: 2017-07-17
Location: Grassy Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-05-10
Location: Grassy Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-05-10
Location: Grassy Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-05-10
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-07-01
Location: Nevada
Date: May
photo by Stan Shebs
Location: Visitor Center, Arches National Park, Grand County, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-12-31
Comments:
  • Posted by BlueOddish (South Jordan, Utah, USA - Zone 7a) on Sep 19, 2020 5:59 PM concerning plant:
    The Hopi name for this plant is "tavótka".
    Names for this plant in the Southern Paiute dialect of the Colorado River Numic language include "ḇo̱o̱-s̱e̱e̱-ah-wah-be" and "s̱ẖe̱-s̱ẖu̱-bah".

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