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Atriplex tridentata

Atriplex tridentata Kuntze

Basin Saltbush, Trident Saltbush

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)

Synonym(s): Atriplex gardneri var. tridentata, Atriplex gardneri var. utahensis, Atriplex nuttallii, Atriplex nuttallii ssp. tridentata

USDA Symbol: ATTR3

USDA Native Status: L48 (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: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: CO , ID , NV , UT , WY
Native Habitat: Fine-textured saline substrates, in greasewood, shadscale, saltbush, saltgrass and sedge-rush communities.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:			FACW			FACW				FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

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 tridentata in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Atriplex tridentata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Atriplex tridentata

Metadata

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

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