July 6, 1806, in Powell County, Montana.

A rounded, twiggy shrub with narrow, silvery, scurfy leaves on grayish red branches. Small clusters of inconspicuous, cone-shaped flowers are spicily perfumed with a heavy, sweet scent. The fruit is a dry, mealy, whitish berry. This suckering shrub can form patches several yards in diameter. Height: 1-12 ft (0.3-3.7 m).

Waterways; gravel benches; prairie hillsides; dry clearings.

Quebec to Alaska, south to northwestern Minnesota, north-central South Dakota, northeastern Montana, and in the Rockies to Utah.