Franseria dumosa
Common names: BUR-SAGE, BURROWEED, BURROBUSH Arizona desert: (Franseria deltoidea). Greenish. December-April. California desert: (Franseria dumosa). Greenish. April-November. Sunflower family. Size: Up to 3 feet high.
Noticeable because of its ashy foliage, Bur-sage is a low, rounded, white-barked shrub, the several species of which are very common on the dry plains and mesas up to 3,000 feet. The flowers are small, without petals, and colorless inasmuch as they are wind-pollenated and do not need to attract insects.
It is classed by A. A. Nichol as one of the major plants of the Paloverde-Bur-sage-Cacti plant association, one of the three plant communities of the Sonoran Desert.
Bur-sage is one of the favorite foods of burros and sheep, and is said to be preferred also by horses.
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