Status: Native
Synonyms:
Atriplex angustior Cockerell
Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nuttall var. angustifolia (Torrey) S. Watson
Atriplex canescens grows at lower to middle elevations in the Gila National Forest. It grows as a shrub with grayish foliage. The leaves are linear-oblong. Plants are either staminate or pistillate. Staminate plants have dense clusters of flowers. Female flowers produce an easily recognizable four winged fruit.
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Atriplex canescens (staminate plant), photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., along NM90, May 9, 2007
Atriplex canescens, pistillate plant with fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., along NM90, Sept. 25, 2007
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