Atriplex canescens (Pursh)Nutt.

Chenopodiaceae

DISTRIBUTION

Native - Alberta, Saskatchewan, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Kansas, South Dakota, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosi Zacatecas, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Canada, Mexico, United States.

Introduced - Egypt, Libya, Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan (Baluchistan), Chile, South Africa.

DESCRIPTORS

DESCRIPTION

Primary Producer; Terrestrial; Herb, Shrub; Perennial; Evergreen; Erect.

CLIMATE

Frost Tolerant.

Annual Rainfall 100-518 mm

SOILS

Alkaline; Saline; Dry.

USES

FOOD

- Unspecified Parts (vegetables)

- Unspecified Aerial Parts (beverages)

- Seeds

ANIMAL FOOD

- Fertile Plant Parts (infructescences, bovines, concentrates; infructescences, caprines, concentrates)

- Aerial Parts (leaves, grazing; stems, grazing; stems, grazing, spring; stems, grazing, summer; stems, grazing, autumn; stems, grazing, winter)

FUELS

- Fuelwood

ENVIRONMENTAL USES

- Unspecified Environmental Uses (saline soils)

- Erosion Control (sands)

- Shade/Shelter

- Revegetators (rangelands)

- Soil Improvers (live plant in situ)

- Firebreaks (live plant in situ)