Life … Plants Vascular Plants Dicots Pinks, Cactuses, and Allies Amaranths Saltbushes Armed Saltbush Atriplex acanthocarpa acanthocarpa subspecies Atriplex acanthocarpa acanthocarpa Atriplex acanthocarpa acanthocarpa Key traits Layer Shrubs Plant type Perennial Shrub From USDA PLANTS. Close