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  8. Crownscale

species 92 observations

Crownscale

Atriplex coronata

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

9 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Western Pygmy-Blue, Nutmeg Moth, Common Sootywing, Woodgrain Rivulet 4
  • 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
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mourning Dove 1

Children

  • Lost Hills Crownscale
  • San Jacinto Valley Crownscale
  • Crownscale

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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