Fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens) By Walter Fertig. Fourwing saltbush is a nondescript shrubby member of the goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae) that ranges across much of the southern Great Plains, Great Basin, and desert southwest.

Atriplex canescens (or chamiso, chamiza, four-wing saltbush) is a species of evergreen shrub in the family Amaranthaceae (subfamily Chenopodioideae) native to the western and midwestern United States.

Its leaves are simple, alternate, entire, linear-spatulate to narrowly oblong, canescent (covered with fine whitish hairs) and 1⁄2 to 2 inches long. Its root system is branched and commonly very deep reaching depths of up to 6 m (20 ft) when soil depth allows (Kearney et al., 1960).

Atriplex canescens provides excellent habitat for small ground birds, particularly quail and is a favorite browse for wildlife and livestock including goats and sheep. In Southwest Desert Flora also see: Australian Saltbush, Atriplex semibaccata , Desertholly, Atriplex hymenelytra , Griffiths Saltbush, Atriplex torreyi var. griffithsii ...

Long-lived, Atriplex canescens (Four-Wing Saltbush) is a semi-evergreen shrub of upright, mounding habit with stout, branched stems clothed with alternate, narrowly oblong leaves, up to 2 in. long (5 cm), covered with fine silvery-white hairs.

There are six currently accepted varieties of fourwing saltbush: angustifolia, canescens, gigantea, laciniata, linearis and macilenta. Hybridization is also common among Atriplex species including between woody and herbaceous species (Stutz, 1984).

This prolific plant is native to most of the arid west at elevations from sea level to 8000 feet. This fast-growing and long-lived shrub has a naturally dense, rounded form. It is evergreen, with narrow gray-green leaves. Male and female flowers, both inconspicuous, are produced on different plants.

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2021年12月16日 · Atriplex canescens var. occidentalis. Family: Chenopodiaceae – Goosefoot Family. Woody shrubs; 2.6' to 6.6' (8 to 20 dm) tall. Leaves: alternate; simple; small, grey or bluish; 0.4” to 16” (10 to 40 mm) long, 0.08” to 0.32” (2 to 8 mm) wide; covered with small scales

Atriplex canescens is an evergreen Shrub growing to 1.8 m (6ft) by 1.8 m (6ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower in July, and the seeds ripen in August.