Atriplex canescens ssp. canescens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. ssp. canescens

(not an active name)

Shadscale, Wingscale

1999 Larry Blakely

2009 Neal Kramer

Atriplex canescens ssp. canescens is a shrub that is native to California.

also called Atriplex canescens var. canescens


	Plant Range Observation Search ~519 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Photos on Calflora


Parent:	Atriplex canescens
Genus:	Atriplex
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:

Alternate Names:


POWO	Atriplex canescens var. angustifolia
JEF + PLANTS	Atriplex canescens var. canescens

Information about Atriplex canescens ssp. canescens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (ATCAC) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
photos / record / common / links 1999 Larry Blakely:!2009 Neal Kramer:! null:!null:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/17/2025).