Botanical Name: Atriplex canescens
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Common Name: Fourwing Saltbush  
Plant photo of: Atriplex canescens
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Broadleaf Evergreen, Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

Green, Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green, Grey, Silver

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown, Green

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery

  • Description

  • Notes

Fourwing Saltbush, a tough Utah native, is a 4 to 6 foot tall and wide evergreen shrub with a rounded, though a bit irregular, habit. Its leaves are narrowly oblong, spoon-shaped, and whitish to silvery grey. The flowers are inconspicuous, but are followed by interesting, four-winged tan bracts that are persistent, and incidentally, are great in dried arrangements. Bark is greyish brown and exfoliating. There is a great deal of variability between plants, and so its best use is probably in a naturally styled landscape, and as winter forage in a wildlife landscape.