Chenopodiaceae
Desertholly
Atriplex hymenelytra
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Atriplex
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- رغل غشائي, بهشية صحراوية
- English
- Desertholly, Desert holly
Synonyms
- Obione hymenelytra Torr.
Flowers
- In flower
- December to March (from 435 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: criminy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Marie Domokos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: LM Cunningham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Emily Chebul, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Elizabeth Green, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.