White Sage (Artemisia ludoviciana)

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Common names include: White Sage, Louisiana Sage, Prairie Sage, Western Mugwort, Louisiana wormwood, cudweed sagewort, gray sagewort, mugwort wormwood, white sagebrush. Bloom Color: Brown, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer, Mid fall. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring or garnish for sauces, gravies etc. — Leaves and flowering heads are used as a flavouring or garnish for sauces, gravies etc.; A herb tea is made from the leaves and flowering heads.; No further details are given but the seed is very small and fiddly to use.

Habitat & North American Range

Prairies, dry open soils and thin woodland. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)