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FIGURE 43.—Estafiata (Artemisia frigida), an undershrubby species ranging 
through large portions of the Northern Hemisphere. In the North it is gen- 
erally. regarded as worthless and an indicator of overgrazing, though sometimes 
a valuable winter elk feed. In the South it is an important feed, at least in 
fall and winter, and is especially prized on southwestern lambing range: A 
Plant, showing rootstocks, branches, and flower heads; B, single leaf; C, indi- 
vidual flower head 
when other feed is scarce; he notes a close connection on local 
ranges between overgrazed conditions and dry cows and raises 
question as to the possible role that A. frigida may play in this 
situation. 
