Calflora Taxon Report
Atriplex canescens  (Pursh) Nutt.
Fourwing saltbush, Hoary saltbush, Shadscale
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Atriplex canescens is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Atriplex
Family: Chenopodiaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Alkali Sink, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFAtriplex nuttallii
JEFCalligonum canescens
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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