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|genus = Atriplex
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
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|species = confertifolia
|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
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|authority = [[John Torrey|Torr.]] & [[John C. Frémont|Frém.]]
|unranked_ordo = [[Core eudicots]]
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|synonyms_ref = <ref>[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2665172 The Plant List, ''Atriplex confertifolia'' (Torr. & Frém.) S.Watson ]</ref>
|ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
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|familia = [[Chenopodiaceae]]
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|genus = ''[[Atriplex]]''
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|species = '''''A. confertifolia'''''
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|binomial = ''Atriplex confertifolia''
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|binomial_authority = [[John Torrey|Torr.]] & [[John C. Frémont|Frém.]]
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|synonyms_ref=<ref>[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2665172 The Plant List, ''Atriplex confertifolia'' (Torr. & Frém.) S.Watson ]</ref>
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|synonyms=
*''Atriplex collina'' <small>Wooton & Standl.</small>
*''Atriplex collina'' <small>Wooton & Standl.</small>
*''Atriplex jonesii'' St<small>andl.</small>
*''Atriplex jonesii'' St<small>andl.</small>
*''Atriplex sabulosa'' <small>M.E.Jones 1903 not Rouy 1890</small><ref>[http://www.tropicos.org/NameSearch.aspx?name=Atriplex+sabulosa&commonname= Tropicos search for ''Atriplex sabulosa'']</ref>
*''Atriplex sabulosa'' <small>M.E.Jones 1903 not Rouy 1890</small><ref>[http://www.tropicos.org/NameSearch.aspx?name=Atriplex+sabulosa&commonname= Tropicos search for ''Atriplex sabulosa'']</ref>
*''Atriplex subconferta'' <small>Rydb.</small>
*''Atriplex subconferta'' <small>Rydb.</small>
*''Obione confertifolia'' <small>Torr. & Frém.</small>
*''Obione confertifolia'' <small>Torr. & Frém.</small>
*''Obione rigida'' <small>Torr. & Frém.</small>
*''Obione rigida'' <small>Torr. & Frém.</small>
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'''''Atriplex confertifolia''''' ('''shadscale''') is a species of [[evergreen]] [[shrub]] in the [[Chenopodiaceae]] family, which is native to the western [[United States]] and northern [[Mexico]]. <ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Atriplex%20confertifolia.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]</ref><ref>CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F..</ref>
'''''Atriplex confertifolia''''', the '''shadscale''' or '''spiny saltbush''',<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=970 | title = ''Atriplex confertifolia'' | publisher = Calflora | access-date = 22 February 2022}}</ref> is a species of [[evergreen]] [[shrub]] in the family [[Amaranthaceae]], which is native to the western [[United States]] and northern [[Mexico]].<ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Atriplex%20confertifolia.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]</ref><ref>CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F.</ref>

==Habitat==
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Shadscale is a common, often dominant, shrub in the lowest and driest areas of the [[Great Basin]]. It prefers sandy, well-drained soils and it is tolerant of moderately saline conditions.


==Description==
==Description==
The height of ''Atriplex confertifolia'' varies from {{convert|1|&ndash;|3|ft|m|ab=on}}. Shadscale fruits and leaves provide important winter browse for domestic livestock and native herbivores. Compared to fourwing saltbush (''[[Atriplex canescens]]''), shadscale has shorter and wider leaves and the fruit does not have four wings (although it may have two wings in a "V" shape).<ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415596 Flora of North America ''Atriplex confertifolia'']</ref>
The height of ''Atriplex confertifolia'' varies from {{convert|1|-|3|ft|m|abbr=on}}. Shadscale fruits and leaves provide important winter browse for domestic livestock and native herbivores. Compared to fourwing saltbush (''[[Atriplex canescens]]''), shadscale has shorter and wider leaves and the fruit does not have four wings (although it may have two wings in a "V" shape).<ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415596 Flora of North America ''Atriplex confertifolia'']</ref>


This species blooms from March to June.
This species blooms from March to June.

Maximum osmotic pressure has been reported in Atriplex conf. where it is about 202.5 atm.

==Distribution and habitat==
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Shadscale is a common, often dominant, shrub in the lowest and driest areas of the [[Great Basin]]. It prefers sandy, well-drained soils and it is tolerant of moderately saline conditions. Its habitats include alkaline desert valleys, hillsides, and bluffs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin|url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=atco|access-date=|website=www.wildflower.org}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}

==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Atriplex+confertifolia Calflora Database: ''Atriplex confertifolia'' (Shadscale, Spiny saltbush)]
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ATCO USDA Plants Profile for ''Atriplex confertifolia'' (shadscale)]
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ATCO USDA Plants Profile for ''Atriplex confertifolia'' (shadscale)]
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=15195 Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Atriplex confertifolia'']
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=15195 Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Atriplex confertifolia'']
*[http://www.tropicos.org/ImageFullView.aspx?imageid=27812 Missouri Botanical Garden: photo of herbarium isotype specimen of ''Atriplex subconferta'' (synonym of ''A. confertifolia'')] — ''collected in Wyoming (1911).''
*[http://www.tropicos.org/ImageFullView.aspx?imageid=27812 Missouri Botanical Garden: photo of herbarium isotype specimen of ''Atriplex subconferta'' (synonym of ''A. confertifolia'')] — ''collected in Wyoming (1911).''
*{{CalPhotos|Atriplex|confertifolia}}
*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/img_query?rel-taxon=begins+with&where-taxon=Atriplex+confertifolia UC CalPhotos gallery of ''Atriplex confertifolia'' (shadscale)]
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Atriplex confertifolia

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Atriplex
Species:
A. confertifolia
Binomial name
Atriplex confertifolia
Synonyms[2]
  • Atriplex collina Wooton & Standl.
  • Atriplex jonesii Standl.
  • Atriplex sabulosa M.E.Jones 1903 not Rouy 1890[1]
  • Atriplex subconferta Rydb.
  • Obione confertifolia Torr. & Frém.
  • Obione rigida Torr. & Frém.

Atriplex confertifolia, the shadscale or spiny saltbush,[3] is a species of evergreen shrub in the family Amaranthaceae, which is native to the western United States and northern Mexico.[4][5]

Description

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The height of Atriplex confertifolia varies from 1–3 ft (0.30–0.91 m). Shadscale fruits and leaves provide important winter browse for domestic livestock and native herbivores. Compared to fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens), shadscale has shorter and wider leaves and the fruit does not have four wings (although it may have two wings in a "V" shape).[6]

This species blooms from March to June.

Maximum osmotic pressure has been reported in Atriplex conf. where it is about 202.5 atm.

Distribution and habitat

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Shadscale is a common, often dominant, shrub in the lowest and driest areas of the Great Basin. It prefers sandy, well-drained soils and it is tolerant of moderately saline conditions. Its habitats include alkaline desert valleys, hillsides, and bluffs.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Tropicos search for Atriplex sabulosa
  2. ^ The Plant List, Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frém.) S.Watson
  3. ^ "Atriplex confertifolia". Calflora. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F.
  6. ^ Flora of North America Atriplex confertifolia
  7. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
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