greasewood

noun7

1. •
   Spiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially Sarcobatus vermiculatus.

   • He worked his way north among the tall cactuses and greasewood, staying just out of sight of the railroad. — 2006
2. •
   Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species.
3. •
   Adenostoma fasciculatum (chamise).
4. •
   Baccharis sarothroides (desert broom)
5. •
   Glossopetalon spinescens (spiny greasewood, Nevada greasewood).
6. •
   Gutierrezia spp. (broomweed, snakeweeds, matchweeds).
7. •
   Larrea tridentata (creosote bush).