Chenopodiaceae
Gmelin's saltbush
Atriplex gmelinii
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Atriplex
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 北滨藜
- English
- Gmelin's saltbush
- German
- Chenopodium zosterifolium
- Korean
- 가는갯는쟁이
Synonyms
- Atriplex angustifolia var. obtusa Cham.
- Atriplex gmelinii var. gmelinii
- Atriplex gmelinii var. zosterifolia (Hook.) Moq.
- Atriplex patula subsp. obtusa (Cham.) H.M.Hall & Clem.
- Atriplex patula var. obtusa (Cham.) M.Peck
- Atriplex patula var. obtusa (Cham.) C.L.Hitchc.
- Atriplex patula var. zosterifolia (Hook.) C.L.Hitchc.
- Atriplex zosterifolia (Hook.) S.Watson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Alexandria 'Alex' Wenninger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Laura Holloway, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Maria Khoreva, 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.