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Atriplex gardneri

Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr.

Gardner's Saltbush

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)

Synonym(s): Atriplex buxifolia, Atriplex gordonii, Atriplex nuttallii ssp. buxifolia, Atriplex nuttallii ssp. gardneri

USDA Symbol: ATGA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: CO , ID , MT , ND , SD , UT , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , SK
Native Habitat: Greasewood and sagebrush-saltbush communities, mainly on fine-textured saline substrates.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
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 gardneri in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Atriplex gardneri in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Atriplex gardneri

Metadata

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

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