Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Grayia > Grayia spinosaGrayia spinosa (spiny hopsage)Synonyms: Atriplex grayi (homotypic); Atriplex spinosa; Chenopodium spinosum (homotypic); Eremosemium spinosum; Grayia polygaloides Grayia spinosa is a species of the genus Grayia of the subfamily Chenopodioideae in flowering plant family Amaranthaceae, which is known by the common names hop sage and spiny hop sage. It is widely distributed across the Western United States, where it grows in a number of desert and mountain habitats. |
Bloom Period [1] | Late Spring | Drought Tolerance [1] | High | Fire Tolerance [1] | Medium | Frost Free Days [1] | 5 months 10 days | Fruit/Seed Abundance [1] | Medium | Fruit/Seed Begin [1] | Summer | Fruit/Seed End [1] | Summer | Growth Form [1] | Multiple Stem | Growth Period [1] | Spring, Fall, Winter | Growth Rate [1] | Slow | Leaf Type [1] | Evergreen | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Propagation [1] | Bare Root, Container, Seed | Root Depth [1] | 20 inches (51 cm) | Seed Spread Rate [1] | Slow | Seed Vigor [1] | Low | Seeds Per [1] | 346990 / lb (764983 / kg) | Shape/Orientation [1] | Semi-Erect | Structure [2] | Shrub | Vegetative Spread Rate [1] | None | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Flower Color [1] | Red | Foliage Color [1] | White-Gray | Fruit Color [1] | White | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Height [1] | 35 inches (0.9 m) | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°) | Light Preference [1] | Full Sun | Soil Acidity [1] | Neutral | Soil Fertility [1] | Infertile | Water Use [1] | Low | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Screening - Summer [1] | Moderate | Screening - Winter [1] | Moderate |
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IUCN Category |
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Species |
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Climate |
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Arches National Park |
II |
76539 |
Utah, United States |
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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area |
V |
36286 |
Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Canyonlands National Park |
II |
335430 |
Utah, United States |
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Craters of the Moon National Monument |
V |
690996 |
Idaho, United States |
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Death Valley National Park |
II |
762125 |
California, Nevada, United States |
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Desert Biosphere Reserve |
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68236 |
Utah, United States |
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Grand Canyon National Park |
II |
1210128 |
Arizona, United States |
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Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument |
V |
4349 |
Idaho, United States |
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John Day Fossil Beds National Monument |
III |
8594 |
Oregon, United States |
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Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve |
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5901 |
California, United States |
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Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve |
II |
2196863 |
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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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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