Atriplex californica Calflora

Taxon Report

Atriplex californica Moq.

(not an active name)

California salt bush, California saltbush

Atriplex californica is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Extriplex californica


	Plant Range Observation Search ~725 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Salt Marsh, Coastal Sage Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Extriplex californica
JEF	Extriplex californica

Information about Atriplex californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (ATCA) 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. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/30/2025).