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Atriplex are annuals, perennials or shrubs. The ones used in landscaping are shubs coming from the Americas, or from Australia. They have a grey-green foliage, and are xeriscape plants. Many are extremely salt resistant and are a useful resource on the coast line.

Brewer's Saltbrush (Atriplex lentiformis ssp. breweri)

Species and varieties
Atriplex canescens Four-Wing Saltbush, Chamisa, Cenizo
Atriplex griffithsii Griffith's saltbush
Atriplex hymenelytra Desert Holly
Atriplex lentiformis Quail Bush
Atriplex lentiformis ssp. breweri Brewer's Saltbrush, Quail Brush
Atriplex nummularia Old Man Saltbush, Giant Saltbush
Atriplex semibaccata Australian Saltbush, Creeping Saltbush
Synonym and obsolete names
Atriplex alba synonym of Chenopodium album (Lambsquarters, Goosefoot, Wild Spinach)
Atriplex breweri synonym of Atriplex lentiformis ssp. breweri (Brewer's Saltbrush, Quail Brush)
Atriplex lentiformis var. griffithsii synonym of Atriplex griffithsii (Griffith's saltbush)
Atriplex torreyi var. griffithsii synonym of Atriplex griffithsii (Griffith's saltbush)
Atriplex viridis synonym of Chenopodium album (Lambsquarters, Goosefoot, Wild Spinach)

 

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