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Atriplex pachypoda

Atriplex pachypoda Stutz & G.L. Chu

Thickfoot Saltbush

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)

Synonym(s): Atriplex argentea var. rydbergii

USDA Symbol: ATPA8

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: CO , NM
Native Habitat: Saline, fine-textured substrates, clay or silty alluvium, growing in salt desert shrub and floodplain communities.

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 pachypoda in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Atriplex pachypoda in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Atriplex pachypoda

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-28
Research By: CBR

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