big sagebrush

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big sagebrush - aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves

Artemisia tridentata, Seriphidium tridentatum, blue sage

sage brush, sagebrush - any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium

genus Seriphidium, Seriphidium - woody plants grown chiefly for their silver or grey and often aromatic foliage; formerly included in the genus Artemisia

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Canopy cover of big sagebrush in native macroplots varied from 0 to 29% across the study sites (mean = 13%) and was greater than 1% at 18 of 24 sites.

Choosing Native Species for Restoring Crested Wheatgrass Fields on the Great Plains of Northeast Montana

Preference of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) for various populations of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata).--J.

Understanding tradeoffs between food and predation risks in a specialist mammalian herbivore

Vegetation is characteristic of xeric shrublandsteppe areas, and largely consists of Wyoming Big Sagebrush (Artemesia tridentata wyomingensis)--grass communities at lower elevations.

Winter habitat use by mule deer in Idaho and Montana

In the Clear Lake Hills, the vegetation is primarily mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp.

Post-fire vegetation dynamics of a sagebrush steppe community change significantly over time

wyomingensis (Wyoming big sagebrush), Pseudoroegnaria spicata (bluebunch wheatgrass) and Achnatherum thurberianum (Thurber's needlegrass) ( oe,1991).

Monitoring Restoration Impacts to Endemic Plant Communities in Soil Inclusions of Arid Environments

He sees a landscape covered in native mountain big sagebrush interspersed with native fescue grass--and the invasive leafy spurge.

Photographing land changes from low in the sky

Surrounding habitat was predominantly big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), Utah juniper Uunipems osteosperma), and Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii).

Roost sites of Allen's lappet-browed bats (Idionycteris phyllotis)

"It's invading the adjacent big sagebrush rangelands," reducing the rich diversity of native plant species that other wildlife depend on, from greater sage grouse to sagebrush voles.

Misty's legacy: managing invasive and non-native species in the National Park System is already tough but what happens when some of the biggest culprits are actually visitors favorites?

The sagebrush scrub community contained mostly big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) with only a few scattered conifers.

Habitat partitioning by two sympatric species of chipmunk (Genus: Neotamias) in the Warner Mountains of California

Love], Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.

Registration of reliable Sandberg bluegrass germplasm

The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships between seed size and germination percentage, germination rate, time course of germination and seed viability in Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp.