Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. - Goosefoot family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet
Planting Distance: 4.0 feet
Plant Type: Shrub
Root Depth: 20 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: High
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Fourwing Saltbush: Brephidium exilis, Glaucina ochrofuscaria indistincta, Hesperopsis alpheus, Hesperopsis alpheus oricus, Hesperopsis libya, Perizoma custodiata, Pero meskaria, Plebulina emigdionis, Scrobipalpa atriplex, Trichoclea antica
Native Range
- CAN: Alberta
- USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast
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.