Atriplex canescens

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Atriplex canescens
Four-Wing Saltbush; chamizo

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DERIVATION

Atriplex	- Ancient Latin name for this plant
canescens	- lack wing and keel petals

FAMILY

HABIT

Shrub

GROWTH FORM

Upright

RANGE

WC Canada to Mexico

LEAF TYPE

Deciduous

FLOWERS

Green

HARDINESS

USDA Zone 3 (Coldest zone where hardy)

SOIL

Well-drained, not too fertile

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS

Native Plant Collection | Steppe Plant Collection

COMMON NAME(S)

Four-Wing Saltbush | Chamizo

Location Map for Atriplex canescens (Four-Wing Saltbush; chamizo) - 8 Map Locations Found
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Individual Locations for Atriplex canescens: More Locations
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Map
Key

Accession
Number

Year

Location

1	860046*1	1986	Plains Garden
2	911042*1	1991	Conservation Garden
No Map	950992*1	1995	Chatfield Visitor Center
No Map	110146*1	2011	Propagation
3	131295*1	2013	Chatfield Sinnamon Center Rain Garden
4	181321*1	2018	Parking Garage
5	182013*1	2018	Parking Garage
6	182013*2	2018	Parking Garage
7	182013*3	2018	Parking Garage
8	192388*1	2019	Steppe Garden
No Map	192388*3	2019	Parking Garage

FRUITING:
When Atriplex canescens has been observed fruiting
at Denver Botanic Gardens

2020

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