Chenopodiaceae

California saltbush

Extriplex californica (Moq.) E.H.Zacharias

Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Extriplex

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California saltbush (Extriplex californica) — FlowerPhoto: Dan Fitzgerald (Fitz), CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: California saltbush

Synonyms

Atriplex californica Moq.

Flowers

In flower: February to July, September (from 45 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Dan Fitzgerald (Fitz), CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Corey Stafford, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Corey Stafford, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kyle Nessen, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: LJ Moore-McClelland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Eberhard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James C. Davis, CC BY-SA 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). About our plant data.