Sagebrush is a common name applied generally to 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 North American west.
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.
African sagebrush—Artemisia afraAlpine sagebrush—Artemisia scopulorumBasin sagebrush—Artemisia tridentataBig sagebrush—see Basin sagebrushBigelow sagebrush—Artemisia bigeloviiBirdfoot sagebrush—Artemisia pedatifidaBlack sagebrush—Artemisia novaBlue sagebrush—see Basin sagebrushBoreal sagebrush—Artemisia arcticaBudsage—Artemisia spinescensCalifornia sagebrush—Artemisia californicaCarruth's sagebrush—Artemisia carruthiiCoastal sagebrush—see California sagebrushDwarf sagebrush—see Alpine sagebrushFringed sagebrush—Artemisia frigidaGray sagewort—see White sagebrushIsland sagebrush—Artemisia nesioticaLittle sagebrush—Artemisia arbusculaLongleaf sagebrush—Artemisia longifoliaLow sagebrush—see Little sagebrushMichaux sagebrush—Artemisia michauxianaOwyhee sagebrush—Artemisia papposaPrairie sagebrush—see White sagebrushPygmy sagebrush—Artemisia pygmaeaRagweed sagebrush—Artemisia franserioidesSand sagebrush—Artemisia filifoliaScabland sagebrush—Artemisia rigidaSilver sagebrush—Artemisia canaSuccor Creek sagebrush—Artemisia packardiaeTimberline sagebrush—Artemisia rothrockiiThreetip sagebrush—Artemisia tripartitaWhite sagebrush—Artemisia ludoviciana
