Atriplex confertifolia

Atriplex confertifolia

Taxobox
name = "Atriplex confertifolia"



image_width = 200px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Amaranthaceae
genus = "Atriplex"
species = "A. confertifolia"
binomial = "Atriplex confertifolia"
binomial_authority = Torr & Frem

"Atriplex confertifolia" (Shadscale) is a species of evergreen shrub in the Chenopodiaceae family, which is native to the western United States.

Shadscale is a common, often dominant, shrub in the lowest and driest areas of the Great Basin. It prefers sandy, well-drained soils and it is tolerant of moderately sailine conditions. Its height varies from 1 to 3 feet. Compared to fourwing saltbush, shadscale has shorter and wider leaves and the fruit does not have four wings (although it may have two wings in a "V" shape).

Shadscale fruits and leaves provide important winter browse for both domestic livestock and native herbivores.

External links

* [http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/atrcon/ USDA Forest Service: "Atriplex confertifolia"]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ATCO USDA Plants Profile: "Atriplex confertifolia"]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415596 Flora of North America "Atriplex confertifolia"] [http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=13725&flora_id=1 RangeMap]


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