. ▁ ▁Ar tem is ia ▁p app osa ▁grows ▁on ▁s age br ush ▁ste ppe , ▁and ▁in ▁me adows , ▁alk ali ▁fl ats , ▁and ▁s age br ush - j uni per ▁associations . ▁It ▁grows ▁alongside ▁plants ▁such ▁as ▁th ym ele af ▁and ▁mat ▁bu ck w he ats ▁( E ri og on um ▁th ym o ides ▁and ▁E . ▁ca esp itos um , ▁respectively ), ▁la va ▁a ster ▁( I on act is ▁al p ina ), ▁wh ip ▁p uss y to es ▁( Ant enn aria ▁flag ell aris ), ▁ones pi ke ▁dan th onia ▁( D anth onia ▁un isp ic ata ), ▁western ▁need le gr ass ▁( A chn ather um ▁occident ale ▁s sp . ▁occident ale ), ▁bar est em ▁bis c uit root ▁( L om at ium ▁n ud ic au le ), ▁and ▁Sand berg ▁bl u egr ass ▁( Po a ▁sec unda ). ▁It ▁occurs ▁in ▁mid - e lev ation ▁habitat , ▁often ▁in ▁shall ow , ▁rock y , ▁poor ly ▁dra ined ▁so ils . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁p app osa ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁the ▁North western ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 <0x0A> </s> ▁Central ▁is ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁community ▁in ▁Y olo ▁County , ▁California . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁Northern ▁Rail road ▁ ▁south west ▁of