Mountain brush
Mountain brush is a plant community or vegetation type of the flora of the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region.[1]:3 It covers large parts of the mountain foothills and shaded canyons in areas below the Ponderosa pine community.[1]:3 It is characterized by dominance by shrubby Gambel's Oak (Quercus gambelii), Utah serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis), sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), and mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus).[1]:3