Are the Genii Sequoia and Alpinia native to America ?
Alpinia Alpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, where they occur in tropical and subtropical climates. Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants. Species of the genus are known generally as shell ginger.
Sagebrush Sagebrush is the common name of several woody and herbaceous species of plants in the genus "Artemisia". The best known sagebrush is the shrub "Artemisia tridentata". Sagebrushes are native to the North American west.