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Atriplex argentea var. caput-medusae
Atriplex argentea Nutt. var. caput-medusae (Eastw.) Fosberg
Stalked Saltbush
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)
Synonym(s): Atriplex saccaria var. caput-medusae
USDA Symbol: ATARC2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
This taxon appears as Atriplex argentea ssp. argentea var. caput-medusae on the USDA PLANTS Database website.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual , PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: GreenBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: AZ , CO , NM , NV , UTNative Habitat: Mat-atriplex, shadscale, greasewood, and pinyon-juniper communities, on fine-textured saline and alluvium 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 argentea var. caput-medusae in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Atriplex argentea var. caput-medusae in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Atriplex argentea var. caput-medusae
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-07-20Research By: CBR