Fourwing Saltbush

Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.

Goosefoot family

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

4.0 feet

Spread

4.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance High

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Low

Salt Tolerance High

Climate

pH Range 6.5 – 9.5

Frost-Free Days 115 days

Precipitation 5 – 18 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Brephidium exilis, Glaucina ochrofuscaria indistincta, Hesperopsis alpheus, Hesperopsis alpheus oricus, Hesperopsis libya, Perizoma custodiata, Pero meskaria, Plebulina emigdionis, Scrobipalpa atriplex, Trichoclea antica

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

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

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.