Chenopodiaceae

Big saltbush

Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S.Watson

Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Atriplex

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: رغل عدسي
Chinese: 大滨藜, 大濱藜
English: Big saltbush
Persian: سلمکی دانه عدسی

Synonyms

Atriplex lentiformis subsp. lentiformis
Obione lentiformis Torr.

Flowers

Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eddie York, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: DGG DGG 2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 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.