Chenopodiaceae
Shadscale
Atriplex confertifolia
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Atriplex
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 团叶滨藜
- English
- Shadscale, Shadscale saltbush
- Macedonian
- Густолисна лобода
- nv
- Díkʼǫ́ǫ́zhízlíní, Dáʼákʼǫ́ǫ́zh deeníní, Díkʼǫ́ǫ́zhí biwoshłání
Synonyms
- Atriplex collina Wooton & Standl.
- Atriplex jonesii Standl.
- Atriplex sabulosa M.E.Jones
- Atriplex subconferta Rydb.
- Obione confertifolia Torr. & Frém.
- Obione rigida Torr. & Frém.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 26 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cody Hinchliff, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: LM Cunningham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jared Lincenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.