species 4,901 observations
Shadscale Saltbush
Atriplex confertifolia
Field notes
Supports All
17
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Mojave Sootywing, Western Pygmy-Blue, Small Engrailed, Nutmeg Moth
8
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Saltbush Woolly Stem Gall Midge, Tumor Stem Gall Midge, Neolasioptera willistoni, Saltbush Blister Gall Midge
4
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Aplanus albidus, Agrilus felix, Mourning Dove, Pale-winged Desert Cicada
5
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.