Greasewood/Chicowood is a thorny, many branched shrub that grows 3-7 feet tall with fleshy leafs and hard, woody stems, giving it a sagebrush-like silhouette. It grows in alkaline and saline soil, providing burrowing, nesting and resting sites for birds and mammals, and its wood is used for firewood and tools.

1. Greasewood/Chicowood
Sacrobatus vermiculatus

2. Distinguishing Characteristics
• Thorny, many branched shrub 3-7 ft tall
• Fleshy leafs
• Hard, woody stems
• Sagebrush like silhouette

3. Ecology
• Alkaline and or saline soil
• Provides burrowing, nesting and resting
sites for birds and mammals
• Used for firewood and tools