The dying back of the twigs of trees and shrubs is a frequent case.
The portal was camouflaged by sand and shrubs.
The air was clear and dry, the sand dotted with small shrubs.
In the most generally used sense, a plant is a member of the lower or vegetable order of living organized things; the term is also popularly applied to the smaller herbaceous plants, thus excluding trees and shrubs.
The valleys within the hill ranges are fragrant with aromatic shrubs.