| Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frémont) S.Watson |
| Synonyms | Obione confertifolia Torr. & Frémont |
| Atriplex collina Wooton & Standl. | |
| Atriplex subconferta Rydb. | |
| Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
| Altitude | 600-2200m |
| Description | densely grey or white scaly, branches rigid, spinose, leaves numerous, alternate, broadly elliptic to suborbiculate dioecious |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (North Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | AMARANTHACEAE
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