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Atriplex truncata
Atriplex truncata (Torr. ex S. Watson) A. Gray
Wedge Orach, Wedge-leaf Orache, Wedgescale Saltbush, Wedgescale Saltweed
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ATTR
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: GreenBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: CA , CO , ID , MO , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC , SK
Native Habitat: Saline saltgrass, greasewood, rabbitbrush communities, and other pans or palustrine or lacustrine habitats.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU | FACU | FAC | FACU | FACU |
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 truncata in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Atriplex truncata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Atriplex truncata
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-28Research By: CBR