| Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frémont) S.Watson |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 9: 119 (1874) |
| Native Range | w. & c. USA to ne. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| 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 | subshrub |
| Cultivation | 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 |
| Synonyms | Atriplex collina Wooton & Standl. Atriplex spinosa (Moq.) D.Dietr. Atriplex subconferta Rydb. Obione collina (Wooton & Standl.) S.C.Sand & G.L.Chu Obione confertifolia Torr. & Frém. Obione spinosa Moq. Phyllocarpa spinosa Nutt. ex Moq. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |