Atriplex confertiflora

Botanical Name: Atriplex confertiflora
Common Name: Shadscale or Spiny Saltbush

Shadscale is a common, often dominant, shrub in the lowest and driest areas of the Great Basin. Compared to fourwing saltbush, shadscale has shorter and wider leaves and the fruit does not have four wings (although it may have two wings in a "V" shape).

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Plant Family: Chenopodiaceae

Plant Type: Shrub

Height by Width: 1-3' H x 1-3' W

Growth Habit: Dense branching

Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen

Growth Rate: Fast

Sun Exposure: Full sun

Soil Preference: Sandy, well-drained soils

Water Requirements: Drought-tolerant to occasional

Cold Hardy to: 7500'

Flower Season: April through July

Flower Color: Yellow-green

Endangered?: Not Listed

Distribution: High Sierra Nevada (e slope), Great Basin Floristic Province, Mojave Desert

Natural Habitat: Alkaline flats, gravelly slopes in scrub, pinyon/juniper woodland below 5000'

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