Taxon report data from Calflora
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Atriplex polycarpa
Common Name:Cattle spinach
Atriplex polycarpa, a angiosperm, is a shrub that is native to California.
| US Distribution: | beyond CA but confined to w. North America |
| Plant Community(s): | Creosote Bush Scrub, Shadscale Scrub, Sagebrush Scrub, Alkali Sink |
| Habitat: | |
| Family: | Chenopodiaceae |
Name Status:
Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
County distribution list:
Fresno, Glenn, Imperial, Inyo, Kings, Kern, Los Angeles, Madera, Merced, Mono, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, San Benito, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus, Tulare, Ventura
See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in Calfornia.
Links: USDA Plants Profile | Jepson Herbarium
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