Chenopodiaceae

Wheelscale saltbush

Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D.Dietr.

Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Atriplex

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Wheelscale saltbush (Atriplex elegans) — FlowerPhoto: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Wheelscale saltbush

Synonyms

Atriplex elegans subsp. elegans
Atriplex elegans var. elegans
Obione elegans Moq.

Flowers

In flower: March, August (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Pompilid, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kate Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kate Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eliseo D Moreno, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cactus Kelly, CC BY 4.0, 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.