Atriplex confertifolia Calflora

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Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frém.) S. Watson

Shadscale, Spiny saltbush

Atriplex confertifolia is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1593 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Atriplex
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Shadscale Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Atriplex collina
PLANTS	Atriplex jonesii
PLANTS	Atriplex subconferta
JEF	Obione confertifolia

Information about Atriplex confertifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ATCO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).