Shrubs

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Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
Other names: common sagebrush, blue sagebrush, black sagebrush, mountain sagebrush

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Cliffrose (Cowania mexicana)
Other names: quininebush

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Fendlerbush (Fendlera rupicola)
Other names: cliff fendlerbush, false mockorange

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Manzanita (Arctostaphylos patula)

Other names: Greenleaf manzanita

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Mormon Tea (Ephedra viridis)

Other names: Joint-fir, Brigham tea

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Skunkbush (Rhus aromatic ssp. trilobata)

Other names: skunkbush sumac, lemonbush, threeleaf sumac

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Snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae)

Other names: broom snakeweed

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Utah Serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis)
Shrubs are woody perennials with one to many trunks arising from near the base of the plant and are usually less than 3.5 m (about 11.5 ft) tall.

Last updated: May 29, 2025

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