Atriplex canescens - Fourwing saltbush

Fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens) is an evergreen shrub of cold semi-arid and saline rangeland across western North America, valued for its edible leaves and seeds and its tolerance of poor, alkaline soils.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Dye¹

Type

• Shrub
• Evergreen

Functions

• Livestock forage¹
• Windbreak¹
• Soil stabilization¹
• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Atriplex canescens | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩