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Atriplex graciliflora
Atriplex graciliflora M.E. Jones
Blue Valley Orach, Blue Valley Orache, Slender-flower Saltbush, Slenderflower Saltbush
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ATGR
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: GreenBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: CO , UTNative Habitat: Saltbush, mat-atriplex, seepweed, greasewood, rabbitbrush, and tamarix communities on saline, often salt encrusted and semibarren substrates.
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Atriplex graciliflora in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Atriplex graciliflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Atriplex graciliflora
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-28Research By: CBR