sagebush

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sagebrush \Sage"brush`\, n.
   A low irregular shrub ({Artemisia tridentata}), of the order
   {Compositae}, covering vast tracts of the dry alkaline
   regions of the American plains; -- called also {sagebush},
   and {wild sage}.
   [1913 Webster]