Sagebrush steppe

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The sagebrush steppe is a kind of shrub-steppe, a dry environment found in the western United States. It can be identified by the sagebrush, shrubs, and short bunch grasses that grow in it. Its name comes from the most dominant plant found in the ecosystem (sage) and "steppe," which describes a largely treeless, dry, level grassland. The sagebrush steppe overlaps the channeled scablands of Eastern Washington.

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• Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
• Deserts and xeric shrublands