fourwing saltbush

Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens

fourwing saltbush

Atriplex canescens
A large shrub 4 to 8 feet tall and wide. Has a
densely branched mounding habit.

Shape/Size
A large shrub 4 to 8 feet tall and wide. Has a densely branched mounding habit.

Leaves
Gray-green leaves narrowly oblong or linear and scaly, often crowded in bunches. Tend to fall off in drought stressed conditions. .

Flower/Fruit
Small creamy yellow flowers. Fruit is a butterfly like flattened disk with hard body and 4 wings yellow to golden brown at maturity.

Range
Dry slopes primarily in the desert below 7,000 feet. Found within several western states and Mexico in creosote bush, sagebrush scrub, pinion-juniper, and desert grassland plant communities.

Flammability - Low, relatively fire tolerant.

Maintenance
Useful for erosion control. Maintain open spacing between species and remove dead material.