Silverscale Saltbush

Atriplex argentea Nutt.

Goosefoot family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Annual, Perennial
Mature Height
4.0 feet
Flower Color
Green
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind
Larval Host 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.

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