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 afra
Alpine sagebrush—Artemisia scopulorum
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 arctica
Budsage—Artemisia spinescens
California sagebrush—Artemisia californica
Carruth's sagebrush—Artemisia carruthii
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
Low sagebrush—see Little sagebrush
Michaux sagebrush—Artemisia michauxiana
Owyhee sagebrush—Artemisia papposa
Prairie sagebrush—see White sagebrush
Pygmy sagebrush—Artemisia pygmaea
Ragweed sagebrush—Artemisia franserioides
Sand sagebrush—Artemisia filifolia
Scabland sagebrush—Artemisia rigida
Silver sagebrush—Artemisia cana
Succor Creek sagebrush—Artemisia packardiae
Timberline sagebrush—Artemisia rothrockii
Threetip sagebrush—Artemisia tripartita
White sagebrush—Artemisia ludoviciana
