Chenopodiaceae

South American saltbush

Atriplex lampa (Moq.) Gillies ex D.Dietr.

Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Atriplex

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South American saltbush (Atriplex lampa) — FlowerPhoto: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: South American saltbush
German: Obione ceratophylla, Obione lampa

Synonyms

Atriplex ceratophylla Kuntze
Atriplex lampa f. latifolia Hauman

Flowers

In flower: September to November (from 29 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mercedes Gentil, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: veonatura, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fabricaster, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Benjamin Bender, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joaquin Asad, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: veonatura, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Benjamin Bender, 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.