greasewood
Alkaline soil plant
Greasewood is a hardy shrub native to arid regions of western North America, particularly alkaline desert soils.
The plant has small, fleshy leaves and produces an oily resin, giving it a greasy appearance and feel.
It serves as forage for livestock in harsh environments where little else grows.
To leave behind completely
- aridDevoid of water
- sandFine rock particles
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
- sagebrushAromatic arid-land shrub
mesquite · chaparral · scrubland · playa · basin · barren · xerophyte · tumbleweed
Multi-stemmed woody plant
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- undergrowthLow forest vegetation
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- floraPlants of a region
brushwood · scrub · evergreen · foliage · branching · dense · spiny · resinous
Salt-water solution
- salinityDissolved mineral concentration
- brackishMildly salty water
- alkalineHaving high pH
- salt-tolerantAble to withstand salinity
efflorescence · crust · pH · sodium · soda · salt flat · gypsum · hardpan
Having healing properties
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- decoctionBoiled herbal concentrate
- poulticeMoist healing application
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
antiseptic · traditional medicine · Navajo · Hopi · Native American · firewood · basketry · ceremonial
Able to recover quickly
- drought-resistantAble to withstand aridity
- survivorOne still alive after
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
robust · enduring · tough · deep-rooted · rugged · durable · persistent · long-lived
desert
To leave behind completely
sagebrush · mesquite · chaparral · scrubland · playa · basin · barren · xerophyte · tumbleweed · sunbaked
bush
Multi-stemmed woody plant
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- undergrowthLow forest vegetation
- vegetationPlant life collectively
flora · brushwood · scrub · evergreen · foliage · branching · dense · spiny · resinous · gnarled
saline
Salt-water solution
salt-tolerant · efflorescence · crust · pH · sodium · soda · salt flat · gypsum · hardpan · caliche
medicinal
Having healing properties
infusion · antiseptic · traditional medicine · Navajo · Hopi · Native American · firewood · basketry · ceremonial · folk remedy
resilient
Able to recover quickly
- drought-resistantAble to withstand aridity
- survivorOne still alive after
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
tenacious · robust · enduring · tough · deep-rooted · rugged · durable · persistent · long-lived · undemanding
- desert plantssaguaro, prickly pear, cholla, agave, barrel cactus
- desert thingssand, cactus, cacti, camel, dune
- dryland plantssagebrush, big sagebrush, rabbitbrush, saltbush, yucca
- Great BasinGreat Basin, Nevada, sagebrush, salt flats, playas
- Range Plantssagebrush, big sagebrush, rabbitbrush, saltbush, ricegrass
- scrubland plantssagebrush, mesquite, chaparral, saltbush, rabbitbrush