Chenopodiaceae
Waxy saltbush
Atriplex glauca
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Atriplex
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- رغل رمادي, رغل أزرق, رغل فلسطيني, رغل قلمي
- English
- Waxy saltbush
- French
- Arroche glauque
Synonyms
- Atriplex coriacea Raddi ex Moq.
- Atriplex glauca var. rotundifolia (Bonnet & Barratte) Maire
- Atriplex parvifolia Lowe
- Atriplex stylosa Viv.
- Chenopodium vestitum Thunb.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to May (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christoph Moning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alessia Guggisberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Demian Hiß, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.