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Atriplex falcata
Atriplex falcata (M.E. Jones) Standl.
Salt Sage, Sickle Saltbush
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)
Synonym(s): Atriplex gardneri var. falcata, Atriplex nuttallii ssp. falcata, Atriplex nuttallii var. falcata
USDA Symbol: ATFA
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall. Stems somewhat decumbent.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: CA , ID , MT , NV , OR , UT , WA , WYNative Habitat: Sagebrush, shadscale, and greasewood communities in fine-textured saline substrates.
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 falcata in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Atriplex falcata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Atriplex falcata
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-28Research By: CBR