Atriplex confertifolia, the shadscale or spiny saltbush, [3] is a species of evergreen shrub in the family Amaranthaceae, which is native to the western United States and northern Mexico. [4][5] The height of Atriplex confertifolia varies from 1–3 ft (0.30–0.91 m).

Scientific Names: Atriplex jonesii Standl, A. subconferta Rydb., A. collina Woot. & Standl. Wildlife: Shadscale saltbush provides forage and cover for wildlife in arid environments.

Atriplex confertifolia is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond. This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora.

TAXONOMY: The scientific name of shadscale saltbush is Atriplex confertifolia (Torr & Frem) (Chenopodiaceae) [77, 90, 91, 153].

Shadscale ©Intermountain Herbarium Scientific Name: Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frem.) S. Wats. Scientific Name Synonyms: Atriplex collina Woot. & Standl. Atriplex jonesii Standl. Atriplex subconferta Rydb. Symbol: ATCO Description: Life Span: Perennial Origin: Native Season: Cool

General Description.—Shadscale is a compact spinescent shrub that is typically 15 to 120 cm tall and 30 to 170 cm wide. Branches are scruffy when young but become rigid, brittle, and spiny with age. Leaves are nearly circular to elliptic, oval, or oblong, 9 to 25 mm long and 4 to 20 mm wide (Blauer and others 1976). Flowers are imperfect.

Atriplex confertifolia (Shadscale) is a species of evergreen shrub in the Chenopodiaceae family, which is native to the western United States. Shadscale is a common, often dominant, shrub in the lowest and driest areas of the Great Basin.

2025年2月18日 · In North America, saltbushes like Atriplex canescens are found from the Great Plains to the Great Basin and the desert Southwest, while Atriplex confertifolia is predominant in the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau. In Australia, species such as Atriplex cinerea (grey saltbush) are native to coastal areas and around salt lakes.

Red wildflowers of western USA: Atriplex confertifolia, shadescale: A low, woody shrub with inconspicuous clusters of tiny yellow flowers, and larger pink bracts

Atriplex confertifolia is an evergreen Shrub growing to 1.8 m (6ft) at a medium rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. It is in leaf all year, in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in August.