species 220 observations
Spiny Saltbush
Atriplex spinifera
Field notes
Atriplex spinifera is a species of saltbush, known by the common names spiny saltbush and spinescale saltbush.
It is endemic to California, where it grows in dry habitat with saline soils, such as salt flats. Its distribution includes the Mojave Desert, the southern Transverse Ranges, and the Central Valley, and surrounding mountain ranges. It is a halophyte.
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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
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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
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Mourning Dove, Pale-winged Desert Cicada
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.