Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Atriplex > Atriplex gardneriAtriplex gardneri (Gardners saltbush; Gardner's saltbush)Synonyms: Atriplex buxifolia; Atriplex canescens (heterotypic); Atriplex gordonii; Atriplex nuttallii buxifolia; Atriplex nuttallii gardneri (homotypic); Atriplex nuttallii var. gardneri (homotypic); Obione buxifolia; Obione gardneri (homotypic) Atriplex gardneri is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family known by the common name Gardner's saltbush. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Saskatchewan in Canada south to Nevada and New Mexico in the United States. The specific epithet of the species, gardneri, is missnamed after its first collector, Alexander Gordon. The naturalist Alfred Moquin-Tandon was under the impression that Gordon's last name was Gardner. In one treatment, varieties include: This species blooms from May to August. |
Allergen Potential [1] | High | Screening - Summer [2] | Moderate | Screening - Winter [2] | Porous | | Bloom Period [2] | Late Summer | Drought Tolerance [2] | High | Fire Tolerance [2] | High | Frost Free Days [2] | 3 months 20 days | Fruit/Seed Abundance [2] | Medium | Fruit/Seed Begin [2] | Fall | Fruit/Seed End [2] | Fall | Growth Form [2] | Multiple Stem | Growth Period [2] | Spring, Summer | Growth Rate [2] | Slow | Leaf Type [3] | Evergreen | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | Propagation [2] | Bare Root, Container, Seed | Root Depth [2] | 20 inches (51 cm) | Seed Spread Rate [2] | Slow | Seed Vigor [2] | Medium | Seeds Per [2] | 111450 / lb (245705 / kg) | Shape/Orientation [2] | Semi-Erect | Structure [3] | Shrub | Vegetative Spread Rate [2] | None | | Flower Color [2] | Yellow | Foliage Color [2] | Gray-Green | Fruit Color [2] | Brown | | Height [2] | 3.936 feet (1.2 m) | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [2] | USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°) | Light Preference [2] | Full Sun | Soil Acidity [2] | Neutral | Soil Fertility [2] | Infertile | Water Use [2] | Low |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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