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Lodgepole Pine Tree

@Photos of Logdepole pine trees

Sand Verbena

Wildflowers Shooting Star

Prarie Smoke Sagebrush sagebrush name for several species of //Artemisia,// deciduous shrubs of the family Asteraceae ( [|aster] family), particularly abundant in arid regions of W North America. The common sagebrush ( //A. tridentata// ), called also big sagebrush, is a silvery-gray low shrub with a pungent odor of sage, although it is unrelated to the true [|sage]. It is one of the most common shrubs of the West, where it is important as a forage plant on many cattle ranges and is often indicative of good soil. This species has been employed as a domestic remedy and tonic, and the seeds were used for food by [|Native Americans]. The wood ignites easily and burns well so that it has been valuable for starting fire by friction. Sagebrush is the state flower of [|Nevada], which is sometimes called the Sagebrush State. The pasture, or mountain, sagebrush ( //A. frigida// ) has also been used medicinally. It is native both to [|Siberia] and to [|North America], from [|Alaska] to [|Texas]. The word //sagebrush// is often shortened to //sage.// Other species of //Artemesia// include [|tarragon], [|wormwood] , and the plants yielding santonin. Sagebrush is classified in the division [|Magnoliophyta], class Magnoliopsida, order Asterales, family Asteraceae.