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Fourwing Saltbush
Goosefoot Family : Chenopodiaceae
Latin Name : Atriplex canescens
Longevity : Perennial
Season : Evergreen
Origin : Native
Value : Wildlife – good
Livestock -good
Remarks :
Growth form is an erect, stout, much branched
evergreen shrub, 1 to 8 feet tall. Flowers June to
September, fruit is borne August to September.
This plant is valuable, palatable, and nutritious
feed for cattle, antelope, and deer. The fruit is
eaten by scaled quail, rock squirrel, gray spotted
squirrel, and jack rabbits. The Southwest Indians
would grind the seed and use as a baking powder
in bread making. Adapted to a wide range of soil
conditions. It is highly tolerant of drought, salinity,
and alkalinity. Occurs on sand dunes, in
gravelly washes, mesas, ridges, alluvial plains,
and slopes.
Source: USDA-NRCS
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