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Wheelscale Saltbush (Atriplex elegans)

Wheelscale Saltbush (Atriplex Elegans) https://www.sagebud.com/wheelscale-saltbush-atriplex-elegans/
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Atriplex Elegans, or more commonly know as Wheelscale Saltbush, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Atriplex. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Atriplex Elegans or Wheelscale Saltbush's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Arizona, California, Maryland, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas and Utah.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Atriplex
  • Family: Chenopodiaceae
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N)


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