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{{Hatnote|Not to be confused with sage plants, in the genus ''[[Salvia]]''}}
{{Hatnote|Not to be confused with sage plants, in the genus [[Salvia]].}}
[[File:Sagebrushsjc.jpg|thumb|upright|''[[Artemisia tridentata]]'' ("big sagebrush")]]
[[File:Sagebrushsjc.jpg|thumb|upright|''[[Artemisia tridentata]]'' ("big sagebrush")]]
[[File:Artemisia tridentata 2.jpg|thumb|Leaves and flowers of ''[[Artemisia tridentata]]'']]
[[File:Artemisia tridentata 2.jpg|thumb|Leaves and flowers of ''[[Artemisia tridentata]]'']]
[[File:Artemisia pygmaea.jpg|thumb|''[[Artemisia pygmaea]]'']]
[[File:Artemisia pygmaea.jpg|thumb|''[[Artemisia pygmaea]]'']]


'''Sagebrush''' is a [[common name]] applied generally to several woody and herbaceous [[species]] of [[plant]]s in the genus ''[[Artemisia (genus)|Artemisia]]''. The best known sagebrush is the shrub ''[[Artemisia tridentata]]''. Sagebrushes are native to the North American west.
'''Sagebrush''' is the [[common name]] of several woody and herbaceous [[species]] of [[plant]]s in the genus ''[[Artemisia (genus)|Artemisia]]''. The best-known sagebrush is the shrub ''[[Artemisia tridentata]]''. Sagebrushes are native to the [[West Coast of North America]].


Following is an alphabetical list of common names for various species of the genus ''Artemisia'', along with their corresponding [[scientific name]]. Many of these species are known by more than one common name, and some common names represent more than one species.
Following is an alphabetical list of common names for various species of the genus ''Artemisia'', along with their corresponding [[scientific name|scientific names]]. Many of these species are known by more than one common name, and some common names represent more than one species.


* Alpine sagebrush—''{{ill|Artemisia scopulorum|vi}}''
* African sagebrush—''[[Artemisia afra]]''
* African sagebrush—''[[Artemisia afra]]''
* Alpine sagebrush—''[[Artemisia scopulorum]]''
* Basin sagebrush—''[[Artemisia tridentata]]''
* Basin sagebrush—''[[Artemisia tridentata]]''
* Big sagebrush—see Basin sagebrush
* Big sagebrush—see Basin sagebrush
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* Black sagebrush—''[[Artemisia nova]]''
* Black sagebrush—''[[Artemisia nova]]''
* Blue sagebrush—see Basin sagebrush
* Blue sagebrush—see Basin sagebrush
* Boreal sagebrush—''[[Artemisia arctica]]''
* Boreal sagebrush—''[[Artemisia norvegica]]''
* Budsage—''[[Artemisia spinescens]]''
* Budsage—''[[Artemisia spinescens]]''
* California sagebrush—''[[Artemisia californica]]''
* California sagebrush—''[[Artemisia californica]]''
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* White sagebrush—''[[Artemisia ludoviciana]]''
* White sagebrush—''[[Artemisia ludoviciana]]''


==Notes==
== See also ==
* [[Sagebrush scrub]]
{{reflist}}
* [[Sagebrush steppe]]


==References==
==References==
* {{Cite Americana|wstitle=Sage-brush}}
* {{Cite Americana|wstitle=Sage-brush}}

== External links ==
* {{wiktionary-inline|sagebrush}}


{{Plant common name}}
{{Plant common name}}


[[Category:Artemisia (genus)]]
[[Category:Artemisia (genus)]]
[[Category:Western (genre) staples and terminology]]

Latest revision as of 02:39, 30 September 2024

Artemisia tridentata ("big sagebrush")
Leaves and flowers of Artemisia tridentata
Artemisia pygmaea

Sagebrush is the common name of several woody and herbaceous species of plants in the genus Artemisia. The best-known sagebrush is the shrub Artemisia tridentata. Sagebrushes are native to the West Coast of North America.

Following is an alphabetical list of common names for various species of the genus Artemisia, along with their corresponding scientific names. Many of these species are known by more than one common name, and some common names represent more than one species.

See also

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References

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  • Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Sage-brush" . Encyclopedia Americana.
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  • The dictionary definition of sagebrush at Wiktionary