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Taxon:  Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.



Summary
Genus:
Atriplex
Family:
Chenopodiaceae
Subfamily:
Chenopodioideae
Tribe:
Chenopodieae
Nomen number:
6000
Place of publication:
Gen. N. Amer. pl. 1:197. 1818
Verified:
04/28/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (4  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. canescens (0 active accession[s])
Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. gigantea S. L. Welsh & Stutz (0 active accession[s])
Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. laciniata Parish (0 active accession[s])
Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. macilenta Jeps. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Bassett, I. J. et al. 1983. The genus Atriplex in Canada. Monogr. Res. Branch Canada Dept. Agric. 31:60-64.
  2. Beatley, J. C. Vascular plants of the Nevada test site and central-southern Nevada. 1976
  3. Boulos, L. Flora of Egypt. 1999-
  4. Englert, J. M. et al. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. 1999-
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  7. Foster, S. & C. Hobbs. A field guide to Western medicinal plants and herbs. 2002
  8. Harrington, H. Manual of the plants of Colorado. 1954
  9. Hickman, J. C., ed. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. 1993
  10. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. 1955-1969
  11. Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. Arizona flora, ed. 2. 1969
  12. Kingsbury, J. M. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. 1964
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  14. McNeill, J. et al. 1983. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Atriplex L. (Chenopodiaceae). Taxon 32:553-554.
  15. Moerman, D. Native American ethnobotany, ed. 5. 1998
  16. Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. A California flora. 1959
  17. Munz, P. A. A flora of southern California. 1974
  18. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  19. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  20. Standley, P. C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23:1-1721. 1920
  21. Stutz, H. C. 1975. The holotype of Atriplex canescens is not A. canescens; or is it? Proc. Utah Acad. Sci. 52:65.
  22. Welsh, S. L. & C. Crompton. 1995. Names and types in perennial Atriplex Linnaeus (Chenopodiaceae) in North America selectively exclusive of Mexico. Great Basin Naturalist 55:324.
  23. Welsh, S. L. & G. Moore. Utah Plants. 1973
  24. Welsh, S. L. et al. A Utah flora. Great Basin Naturalist Mem. 9. 1987
Common names
English
four-wing saltbush –
shadscale –
Spanish
cenizo –
chamere –
chamizo –
unknown
chamiso –
chamiza –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraska 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNorth Dakota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahoma 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesSouth Dakota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorado 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesIdaho 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesMontana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWyoming 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesNevada 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtah 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta 
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta]
Naturalized
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Englert, J. M. et al. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. 1999-
Environmentalerosion control Englert, J. M. et al. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. 1999-
Environmentalrevegetator Englert, J. M. et al. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. 1999-
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kingsbury, J. M. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. 1964
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=6000. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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