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Atriplex canescens var. canescens
Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. canescens
Cenizo, Fourwing Saltbush, Wingscale
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)
Synonym(s): Atriplex canescens ssp. canescens, Atriplex canescens var. occidentalis, Atriplex tetraptera
USDA Symbol: ATCAC
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: GreenBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , KS , MT , ND , NE , NM , NV , OK , OR , SD , TX , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB
Native Habitat: Sandy or gravelly sites in Joshua tree, blackbrush, greasewood, salt desert shrub, sagebrush, mountain brush and pinyon-juniper 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 canescens var. canescens in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Atriplex canescens var. canescens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Atriplex canescens var. canescens
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-28Research By: CBR