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Atriplex lentiformis ssp. lentiformis
Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Watson ssp. lentiformis
Big Saltbush, Quailbush
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ATLEL
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 10 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , GreenBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , NV , UTNative Habitat: Saline to essentially non-saline drainages, stream and canal banks, roadsides, warm desert shrub, saltbush and riparian communities.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 lentiformis ssp. lentiformis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Atriplex lentiformis ssp. lentiformis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Atriplex lentiformis ssp. lentiformis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-28Research By: CBR