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  • The arid Saltbush-Dominated Valleys ecoregion is externally-drained and composed of gently sloping valley bottoms that are dominated by salt tolerant vegetation including shadscale, winterfat, and greasewood.

    Ecoregions of Utah (EPA) 2009

  • Saltbush species, alkali sacaton, sand dropseed, and mixed grama grasses occur.

    Ecoregions of New Mexico (EPA) 2009

  • Saltbush-greasewood and blackbrush communities are common at lower elevations but are generally absent from the higher Arizona/New Mexico Plateau (22).

    Ecoregions of Utah (EPA) 2009

  • The Saltbush-Dominated Valleys ecoregion is arid, gently sloping, and dominated by shadscale and greasewood.

    Ecoregions of Idaho (EPA) 2008

  • Saltbush-greasewood is the natural vegetation type.

    Ecoregions of Colorado (EPA) 2008

  • Saltbush is a very hardy shrub that thrives in arid country and is extremely tolerant of salt, an important consideration in many parts of Australia.

    Archive 2008-09-01 2008

  • Saltbush is a very hardy shrub that thrives in arid country and is extremely tolerant of salt, an important consideration in many parts of Australia.

    At My Table 2008

  • Now I really couldn't use any old lamb neck and as it happens, at the local farmers' market one of the stalls was selling Saltbush Lamb - if you haven't clicked that link you might be asking "what is saltbush lamb?"

    Lamb Neck and Fennel Salad Haalo 2007

  • Saltbush is a plant that is being used to help combat the major problem of salinity in drylands and through research it was discovered that sheep that had grazed on this bush would have high levels of Vitamin E.

    Archive 2007-05-01 Haalo 2007

  • Saltbush is a plant that is being used to help combat the major problem of salinity in drylands and through research it was discovered that sheep that had grazed on this bush would have high levels of Vitamin E.

    Lamb Neck and Fennel Salad Haalo 2007

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