Ashcone Sagebrush

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 57 years. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of thick, angular stems covered in thin, smooth, brown-green bark, and the wood inside is burgundy.

The branches are short stubs with thousands of twigs that and are covered with small bunches of huge, slender, pointed, leaves with toothed edges. The leaves themselves are found in dark red and dark grey varieties, flexible and rough.

It produces clusters of tiny, cyan flowers with 4 pointed petals with a tube-like floral cup. They are sturdy and have a strong scent that smells like ashes. In late summer it forms tinyolive, tough-shelled seeds.