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Atriplex spinifera

Mojave saltbush

  • Height:   1 ft - 3 ft to 3 ft
  • Life Cycle:   perennial
  • Growth Type:   shrub
  • Flower Size:   minute
  • Flower Type:   inconspicuous
  • Bloom Type:   spring
  • Flower Color:   green
  • Native to California:   YES
  • California Range:   desert - inland
  • Water Requirements:   low
  • Salt Tolerance:   high
  • Fire Resistant / Low Fuel:   TRUE
  • Average Live Seed per Bulk Pound:   10,000

Taxon report data from Calflora

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Atriplex spinifera

Common Name:Spinescale saltbush

Atriplex spinifera, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California.

US Distribution:California
Plant Community(s):Alkali Sink
Habitat:
Family:Chenopodiaceae

Name Status:

Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

County distribution list:

Fresno, Inyo, Kings, Kern, Los Angeles, Merced, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Tulare

See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in Calfornia.

Links: USDA Plants Profile | Jepson Herbarium

Website references on Google

Bloom Months
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