Sage Brush (Artemisia tridentata)

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

Common names include: Basin big sagebrush, Mountain big sagebrush, Sage Brush, Big sagebrush, Bonneville big sagebrush.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant mint-like aroma whilst some other subspecies are very bitter and pungent. — The subspecies A.; tridentata vaseyana has a pleasant mint-like aroma whilst some other subspecies are very bitter and pungent.; The leaves are used as a condiment and to make a tea.; Seed - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry plains and hills on calcareous soils. Found on slightly acid and on alkaline soils. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)