Chenopodiaceae
Ruby saltbush
Enchylaena tomentosa
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Enchylaena
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Ruby saltbush, Barrier saltbush
- Persian
- بوتهشور راهبند
Synonyms
- Enchylaena brevifolia Gand.
- Enchylaena paradoxa R.Br.
- Enchylaena patens Gand.
- Enchylaena pubescens Moq.
- Enchylaena tomentosa var. glabra Benth.
- Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa
- Enchylaena tomentosa var. villosa Benth.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 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.