Chenopodiaceae
Leafcover saltweed
Atriplex phyllostegia
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Atriplex
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Atriplex phyllostegiaChenopodiaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Leafcover saltweed
Synonyms
- Atriplex covillei (Standl.) J.F.Macbr.
- Atriplex draconis M.E.Jones
- Atriplex phyllostegia var. draconis (M.E.Jones) Fosberg
- Endolepis covillei Standl.
- Endolepis phyllostegia (Torr. ex S.Watson) Rydb.
- Obione phyllostegia Torr. ex S.Watson
- Stutzia covillei (Standl.) E.H.Zacharias
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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.