I was wondering the same thing, and I found this answer on another web site and here it is (copied and pasted): "The pungent and fragrant smelling sagebrush is one of the most important herbs to Native Americans. Sagebrush has a multitude of uses. Besides being used in the ceremonies for purification purposes held by the different tribes, Nevada Indians used the plant for shelter, the fiber for clothing, dye and medicine. The leaves are edible and are used to make a tea."
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any small bugs
wild burros eat grasses, forbs, sagebrush, saltbrush, and shrubs
Animals such as mule deer, pronghorn antelope, and sage grouse are known to eat sagebrush. These animals have evolved to feed on sagebrush as it provides important nutrients and acts as a food source in their habitats.
Big horned sheeps eat grass,sagebrush,weeds and of course (plants)
The Sagebrush State is one of Nevada's nicknames. It comes from the wild sagebrush plant that grows in many areas.Another nickname is The Silver State, because many silver mines have operated there.Because in Nevada there are a lots of sagebrush,and that also makes it the state flower.
Has a lot of sagebrush
There is no 'sagebrush desert.' However, both the Great Basin and the Colorado Plateau Deserts have considerable sagebrush.
A big sagebrush is another term for the Great Basin sagebrush, Latin name Artemisia tridentata.
sagebrush is blue-gray in color.
The Nevada Sagebrush was created in 1893.
The word "sage" itself can be used as a synonym for sagebrush.