A low irregular shrub (Artemisia tridentata), of the order Compositæ, covering vast tracts of the dry alkaline regions of the American plains; called also sagebush, and wild sage
a small plant that is very common in dry areas in the western US. Any of various shrubby species of artemisia of the composite family. Native to semiarid plains and mountain slopes in western North America, these shrubs are adapted both to dry, hot summers and to moist, mild winters with intermittent polar Pacific winds. Common sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) is a many-branched shrub, usually about 3-6.5 ft (1-2 m) high, with silvery gray, bitter-aromatic foliage