species 4,192 observations
Cattle Saltbush
Atriplex polycarpa
Field notes
Supports All
22
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, Nutmeg Moth, Common Sootywing
6
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Saltbush Woolly Stem Gall Midge, Neolasioptera willistoni, Fourwing Saltbush Woolly Gall Midge, Asphondylia caudicis
6
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Mourning Dove, Pale-winged Desert Cicada
2
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Veromessor pergandei, Queen, White-crowned Sparrow, Say's Phoebe
8
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.