Chenopodiaceae
Powell's saltweed
Atriplex powellii
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Atriplex
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Powell's saltweed
- nv
- Díkʼǫ́ǫ́zhí bitʼąąʼ nteelí
Synonyms
- Atriplex powellii var. powellii
- Obione powellii (S.Watson) Ulbr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Berger https://www.inaturalist.org/people/sheriff_woody_pct, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger https://www.inaturalist.org/people/sheriff_woody_pct, CC BY 4.0, 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.