Chenopodiaceae
Crested saltbush
Atriplex cristata
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Atriplex
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Crested saltbush
- Swedish
- Tuppkamsmålla
Synonyms
- Atriplex aldamae Griseb.
- Atriplex arenaria Nutt.
- Atriplex confinis Standl.
- Atriplex cristata var. arenaria (Nutt.) Kuntze
- Atriplex littoralis (Jacq.) Fawc. & Rendle
- Atriplex mucronata Raf.
- Atriplex pentandra Standl.
- Atriplex pentandra subsp. arenaria (Nutt.) H.M.Hall & Clem.
- Atriplex pentandra subsp. confinis (Standl.) H.M.Hall & Clem.
- Atriplex rosea subsp. arenaria (Nutt.) Dostál
- Axyris pentandra Jacq.
- Obione arenaria (Nutt.) Moq.
- Obione cristata Moq.
- Obione pentandra (Jacq.) Ulbr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Lythronax246, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lythronax246, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frog The Kermit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lythronax246, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frog The Kermit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kevin Achtmeyer, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.