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Mojave Saltbush
( Atriplex spinifera )
Atriplex spinifera
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About Mojave Saltbush (Atriplex spinifera)
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Atriplex spinifera
is a species of saltbush known by the common names spiny saltbush and spinescale saltbush. It is endemic to California, where it grows in dry habitat with saline soils, such as salt flats. Its distribution includes the Mojave Desert, the Central Valley, and surrounding mountain ranges. This is a grayish or whitish brambly shrub with erect branching stems growing to a maximum height near 2 meters. The tangled branches are stiff and tipped with spiny points. The leaves are oval in shape and less than 3 centimeters in length. The shrub is dioecious, with male and female individuals. The male flowers are small clusters in the leaf axils. The female flowers are solitary or borne in small clusters, and are enclosed in scaly leafs which become spherical as the fruit grows within.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Shrub
Size
3.5 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color
Cream
Flowering Season
Spring
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 10
likely
* )
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Common Sootywing
Pholisora catullus
Pholisora catullus
*
Western Pygmy Blue
Brephidium exilis
Brephidium exilis
*
Mohave Sootywing
Hesperopsis libya
Hesperopsis libya
*
San Emigdio Blue
Plebejus emigdionis
Plebejus emigdionis
*
Western Tussock Moth
Orgyia vetusta
Orgyia vetusta
*
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica
Autographa californica
*
Meske's Pero Moth
Pero meskaria
Pero meskaria
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Low
Nurseries
Carried by 4
Common uses
Hedges, Bird Gardens
Natural Setting
Site Type
Saline flats, dry lakes
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.4" - 22.7", Summer Precipitation: 0.13" - 1.16", Coldest Month: 40.0" - 53.4", Hottest Month: 68.6" - 81.8", Humidity: 1.72" - 35.61", Elevation: 92" - 5287"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Spinescale Saltbush, Spiny Saltbush
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Mojave Saltbush
Atriplex spinifera
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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