Atriplex canescens Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 967

Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.

Fourwing saltbush, Hoary saltbush, Shadscale

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2001 Thomas M. Elder, M.D.

2014 Jesse Rorabaugh

2020 Ron Vanderhoff

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2016 James Gonsman

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2008 Jason E. Willand

Atriplex canescens, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Genus:	Atriplex
Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. angustifolia ... var. canescens ... var. laciniata ... var. linearis ... var. macilenta

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Alkali Sink, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Calligonum canescens

More information about Atriplex canescens


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ATCA2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/23/2021).