Atriplex lentiformis
(Torr.) S. Watson
Big saltbush
Atriplex lentiformis is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
coastal, salt-marsh
Coastal Salt Marsh, Coastal Sage Scrub, Alkali Sink, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian
[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)
