Atriplex lentiformis - Quail bush

Quail bush (Atriplex lentiformis) is an evergreen shrub native to the deserts of southwestern North America, its seeds and young leaves edible after boiling and its salt-tolerant roots valued for erosion control and windbreaks.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Hardiness zone 11¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Shrub
• Evergreen

Functions

• Soil stabilization¹
• Windbreak¹
• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Atriplex lentiformis | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹²

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