Chenopodiaceae

Gardner's saltbush

Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) Standl.

Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Atriplex

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Gardner's saltbush (Atriplex gardneri) — FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 加德纳滨藜
English: Gardner's saltbush

Synonyms

Atriplex gardneri var. gardneri
Atriplex gordonii Hook.
Atriplex nuttallii subsp. gardneri (Moq.) H.M.Hall & Clem.
Atriplex nuttallii var. gardneri (Moq.) R.J.Davis
Obione gardneri Moq.

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 42 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Thompson Hyggen, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jared Shorma, 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: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, 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.