bitterbrush
Americannoun
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Alauna Grant, a member of the Karuk Tribe and the crew leader, slowly circles a scraggly 2-meter-tall antelope bitterbrush, deftly plucking tiny seeds no bigger than grains of wheat.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 18, 2023
Wind whipped through bitterbrush, competing with the sound of sparrow and meadowlark birdsong.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
The fire is burning through some very flashy fuels that include grass, sagebrush and bitterbrush in a rugged mountainous area — about seven miles southwest of Oroville — near lakes that attract vacationers.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2020
During a walk around the community, Hoschek pointed to bitterbrush - small, flammable shrubs common in western North America - along roadways and around fire hydrants as a potential fire risk.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2018
Troy tracked around a trough of bitterbrush that bent and fought against the deep snow.
From The Thirst Quenchers by Rick Raphael
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