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Atriplex powellii
Atriplex powellii S. Watson
Powell Saltbush, Powell's Orache, Powell's Saltweed
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ATPO2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: GreenBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: AZ , CO , MT , ND , NE , NM , OR , SD , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , SK
Native Habitat: Saline, usually fine-textured clay or silty substrates, in greasewood, rabbitbrush, shadscale, seepweed, mat-atriplex, juniper-pinyon and blackbrush communities.
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 powellii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Atriplex powellii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Atriplex powellii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-28Research By: CBR