Calflora Taxon Report
Atriplex lentiformis  (Torr.) S. Watson
Big saltbush
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Atriplex lentiformis is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Atriplex
Family: Chenopodiaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, Coastal Sage Scrub, Alkali Sink, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFObione lentiformis
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[Wikipedia] Butterfly Food Source, Restoration Uses: This saltbush species, A. lentiformis, and Atriplex canescens are the food plants for the saltbush sootywing Hesperopsis alpheus, a butterfly.[3] Atriplex lentiformis is used in restoration of riparian habitats, one of the native plants in riparian zone restoration projects in its native ranges. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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