| Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Grayia spinosa (Hook.) Moq. |
| Synonyms | Chenopodium spinosum Hook. |
| Graya polygaloides Hook. & Arn. | |
| Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
| Altitude | 500-2400m |
| Description | bark greyish, lateral branchlets spiny, leaves oblanceolate, entire, tapered to short petiole, dioecious, male flowers in axillary clusters, female flowers in spikelets |
| Size | 100-150cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | AMARANTHACEAE
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