168 Misc. PUBLICATION 101, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
FicurRE 42.—Big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), one of the commonest 
and most familiar of western plants. It is a valuable browse species on 
winter range, at least for sheep and goats, and especially toward the 
south ; makes a good fuel; has medicinal properties; and is an important 
soil and climatic indicator plant. It is the State flower of Nevada: A, 
Flowering spray; B, spray with fruiting heads; C, individual flower head ; 
D, individual leaf 
