Silverscale Saltbush

Atriplex argentea Nutt. - Goosefoot family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Green

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Silverscale Saltbush: Hesperopsis alpheus

Native Range

CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
MEX: Mexico Northeast

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.