Sagebrush
Nevada's state flower
Sagebrush is a shrubby plant with silvery-gray leaves and a distinctive sharp, earthy fragrance, native to the dry plains and foothills of western North America.
It dominates vast stretches of the American West, giving the region its characteristic look and smell: miles of sagebrush stretched to the horizon.
The sagebrush steppe is an ecosystem defined by the plant.
Genus containing sagebrush
- shrubSmall woody plant
- silveryPale metallic sheen
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- woodyMade of tree-stuff
perennial · drought-resistant · leaves · pungent · evergreen · native · branches · roots
Treeless Eurasian grassland
- high desertElevated arid region
- Great BasinClosed hydrological region, American West
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- rangelandLand for grazing animals
Nevada · Wyoming · Montana · Idaho · Utah · Oregon · plateau · mesa
Organism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- antelopeSwift horned grazer
- pronghornFast hoofed plains mammal
- grouseFowl or fuss
jackrabbit · mule deer · wildlife · grazing · biodiversity · conservation · restoration · wildfire
Mounted cattle herder
- frontierEdge of settlement
- ranchingOperating a livestock farm
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- trailPath through wilderness
Louis L'Amour · rodeo · cattle · horseback · campfire · pioneer · settler · Old West
Artemisia
Genus containing sagebrush
woody · perennial · drought-resistant · leaves · pungent · evergreen · native · branches · roots · seeds
steppe
Treeless Eurasian grassland
- high desertElevated arid region
- Great BasinClosed hydrological region, American West
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
rangeland · Nevada · Wyoming · Montana · Idaho · Utah · Oregon · plateau · mesa · badlands
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- antelopeSwift horned grazer
- pronghornFast hoofed plains mammal
grouse · jackrabbit · mule deer · wildlife · grazing · biodiversity · conservation · restoration · wildfire · erosion
cowboy
Mounted cattle herder
trail · Louis L'Amour · rodeo · cattle · horseback · campfire · pioneer · settler · Old West · outlaw
ceremonial
Relating to formal rites
- smudgingMaking blurry marks
- medicineCurative substance or practice
- ShoshoneGreat Basin indigenous people
Paiute · Navajo · purification · traditional · sacred · healing · ritual · tea · poultice · cleansing
petrichor
Scent of rain-soaked ground
earthy · musky · camphor · herbal · crisp · dust · wind · sun-baked · dry · sharp
- Boise AreaBoise, Capitol Building, Caldwell, Boise State, Capitol
Sagebrushrainforest vegetation
Plants in tropical woodlands
water lily · mangrove · moss · kelp · cattail
Sagebrushwater hyacinth
Buoyant freshwater flowering plant
lotus · papyrus · rice · watercress · duckweed
- big sagebrushAromatic western American shrub