Sagebrush is the

common name In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrast ...

of several woody and herbaceous

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plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae excl ...

s in the genus '' Artemisia''. The best known sagebrush is the shrub '' Artemisia tridentata''. Sagebrushes are native to the North American west. Following is an alphabetical list of common names for various species of the genus ''Artemisia'', along with their corresponding

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. Many of these species are known by more than one common name, and some common names represent more than one species. * Alpine sagebrush—' * African sagebrush—'' Artemisia afra'' * Basin sagebrush—'' Artemisia tridentata'' * Big sagebrush—see Basin sagebrush * Bigelow sagebrush—'' Artemisia bigelovii'' * Birdfoot sagebrush—'' Artemisia pedatifida'' * Black sagebrush—'' Artemisia nova'' * Blue sagebrush—see Basin sagebrush * Boreal sagebrush—''

Artemisia norvegica ''Artemisia norvegica'' is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names alpine sagewort, boreal sagewort, mountain sagewort, Norwegian mugwort, arctic wormwood, and spruce wormwood.Taylor, Jane E. (2006)''Artemisia ...

'' * Budsage—'' Artemisia spinescens'' * California sagebrush—'' Artemisia californica'' * Carruth's sagebrush—''

Artemisia carruthii ''Artemisia carruthii'', common name Carruth's sagewort or Carruth wormwood, is a North American species of shrubs in the daisy family native to much of south-central and southwestern United States (Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, K ...

'' * Coastal sagebrush—see California sagebrush * Dwarf sagebrush—see Alpine sagebrush * Fringed sagebrush—'' Artemisia frigida'' * Gray sagewort—see White sagebrush * Island sagebrush—'' Artemisia nesiotica'' * Little sagebrush—'' Artemisia arbuscula'' * Longleaf sagebrush—''

Artemisia longifolia ''Artemisia longifolia '' is North American species in the daisy family, known by the common name long-leaved sage or longleaf wormwood. It is native to western Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia) and the north-central Un ...

'' * Low sagebrush—see Little sagebrush * Michaux sagebrush—''

Artemisia michauxiana ''Artemisia michauxiana'' is a North American species of wormwood in the sunflower family. It is known by the common names Michaux's wormwood and lemon sagewort. It is native to the western United States and Canada. It grows in mountain talus ...

'' * Owyhee sagebrush—'' Artemisia papposa'' * Prairie sagebrush—see White sagebrush * Pygmy sagebrush—''

Artemisia pygmaea ''Artemisia pygmaea'' is a North American species of sagebrush in the aster family known by the common name pygmy sagebrush. Description ''Artemisia pygmaea'' is a small, cushion-like shrub growing up to about 20 centimeters (8 inches) in heigh ...

'' * Ragweed sagebrush—''

Artemisia franserioides ''Artemisia franserioides'', the ragweed sagebrush or bursage mugwort, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the southwestern United States ( Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Oklahoma) as well as norther ...

'' * Sand sagebrush—'' Artemisia filifolia'' * Scabland sagebrush—''

Artemisia rigida ''Artemisia rigida'' is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names scabland sagebrush and stiff sagebrush. It is native to the northwestern United States, in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. It has been recorded in ...

'' * Silver sagebrush—'' Artemisia cana'' * Succor Creek sagebrush—''

Artemisia packardiae ''Artemisia packardiae'', also known as Succor Creek mugwort or Packard's wormwood, is a species of North American shrubs in the sunflower family. It grows in the Great Basin region of the western United States, in the States of Nevada, Idaho, ...

'' * Timberline sagebrush—'' Artemisia rothrockii'' * Threetip sagebrush—'' Artemisia tripartita'' * White sagebrush—''

Artemisia ludoviciana ''Artemisia ludoviciana'' is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, known by several common names, including silver wormwood, western mugwort, Louisiana wormwood, white sagebrush, lobed cud-weed, and gray sag ...

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