Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nuttall var. canescens. Subgenus: Pterochiton. Common name: Fourwing Saltbush, Chamiza, Shadscale. Phenology: Apr-Oct. Habitat: Saline or alkaline soils. Distribution: ND, AB, and WA south to TX, NM, AZ, CA, and Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA4, K4; < Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. — GrPl, Mex, NcTx, Ok, S13, Tx. Basionym: Calligonum canescens Pursh 1814
Links to other floras: = Atriplex canescens var. canescens - FNA4
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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