sagebrush
Arid western plant
Sagebrush is a shrubby plant with silvery-gray aromatic leaves, native to the arid regions of western North America.
It dominates vast stretches of high desert landscape, giving the terrain its characteristic look and smell.
The sagebrush steppe is iconic cowboy country: miles of sagebrush as far as the eye could see.
Despite the name, sagebrush is unrelated to culinary sage.
Genus containing sagebrush
- scrublandArea of low shrubs
- chaparralDense, drought-adapted shrubbery
- silveryPale metallic sheen
- gnarledTwisted and knotty
evergreen · woody · perennial · rabbitbrush · greasewood · juniper · pinyon · bunchgrass
Devoid of water
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- high desertElevated arid region
- Great BasinClosed hydrological region, American West
- badlandsArid, heavily eroded terrain
mesa · butte · arroyo · dust · tumbleweed · alkali · rangeland · steppe
Emitting pleasant smell
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
- earthyCoarse and unpretentious
- herbalRelating to medicinal plants
- resinousContaining plant sap
woodsy · volatile · scented · essence · redolent · diffusive · balsamic · petrichor
Of Euro-American civilization
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- frontierEdge of settlement
- Old WestAmerican cowboy era
- ranchingOperating a livestock farm
Native American · smudging · ceremony · medicinal · traditional · open range · homestead · pioneer
Fast hoofed plains mammal
- mule deerLarge-eared western cervid
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- browseSurvey without intent
forage · ecosystem · biodiversity · conservation · endangered
Able to endure difficulty
- drought-resistantAble to withstand aridity
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- deep-rootedFirmly and long established
persistent · sturdy · windswept · fire-adapted · survivor · rugged · enduring · tough
Artemisia
Genus containing sagebrush
gnarled · evergreen · woody · perennial · rabbitbrush · greasewood · juniper · pinyon · bunchgrass · native
arid
Devoid of water
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- high desertElevated arid region
- Great BasinClosed hydrological region, American West
badlands · mesa · butte · arroyo · dust · tumbleweed · alkali · rangeland · steppe · rain shadow
fragrant
Emitting pleasant smell
resinous · woodsy · volatile · scented · essence · redolent · diffusive · balsamic · petrichor · aromatic
Western
Of Euro-American civilization
ranching · Native American · smudging · ceremony · medicinal · traditional · open range · homestead · pioneer · Louis L'Amour
pronghorn
Fast hoofed plains mammal
browse · forage · ecosystem · biodiversity · conservation · endangered
hardy
Able to endure difficulty
- drought-resistantAble to withstand aridity
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
deep-rooted · persistent · sturdy · windswept · fire-adapted · survivor · rugged · enduring · tough · long-lived
- Artemisiasmugwort, wormwood, tarragon, southernwood
- Eastern OregonBurns, high desert, ranching, Fields, Lakeview
- Rural NevadaBeatty, Goldfield, Austin, Eureka, Rachel
- allergiesallergy, allergies, allergen, allergens, allergist
- American PlantsAmerican elm, aster, azalea, bluebonnets, bluebonnet
- desert lifecamel, cactus, scorpion, rattlesnake, sidewinder
sagebrushrainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
jungle · tropical vegetation · ferns · moss · lush greenery
sagebrushrainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
tropical jungle · temperate forest · swamp · wetland · marsh
- big sagebrushAromatic western American shrub