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California sage

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Noun1.California sageCalifornia sage - low ashy-grey California shrub      
Artemisia californica, California sagebrush
genus Artemisia - usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon
sage brush, sagebrush - any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium


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During the hike, Hoffman pointed out several fragrant plants: the yerba santa - ``We have someone here who makes tea out of it,'' he said; black sage, which local Indian tribes used as an herb; buckwheat, which they ground up; and California sage, nicknamed ``cowboy cologne'' because wranglers found it made them smell a little better after long, dusty trail rides.
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The shrubs include California sage and toyon and the trees include Australian willow, crape myrtle and valley oak.
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