Alkali Scrub vegetation occurs in California throughout the Mojave Desert, parts of the Colorado Desert, parts of northeastern California within the Great Basin, and in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Examples of the halophytic phase of alkali scrub are common in California deserts, but are scattered and usually associated with dry lakes and
Atriplex polycarpa - Native Plant Database - Theodore Payne …
Common Name: Cattle spinach or Alkali Saltbush A favorite of desert tortoises. Great for habitat gardens. Easy and completely drought tolerant once established.
CNPS Alliance: Atriplex polycarpa - California Native Plant Society
Stands exist on the lower foothills bordering inland valleys, where high fire frequencies have impacted the alliance, which is a threatened interior Coast Range saltbush scrub (Holland 1986). Colorado Desert (322Ca-d). Stands occur mostly in alkaline basins and …
Habitat: Desert saltbush is found on alkaline plains and occasionally rocky or gravelly slopes in desert or grassland. It is limited to 400-3,000 feet elevation in alkali sinks. Desert saltbush occurs in communities with creosote bush, shadscale and sagebrush.
North American Salt Desert Shrubland - Wrangle
Most salt desert shrub vegetation occurs in two situations that promote soil salinity, alkalinity, or both. These are either at the bottom of drainages in enclosed basins or on marine shale outcrops. However, salt-desert shrub vegetation may be an indication of climatically dry as well as physiologically dry soils.
Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Watson - Calflora
Atriplex polycarpa is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America. This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora. [nrcs.usda.gov] Wildlife Benefits: Wildlife Potential: Desert saltbush provides cover for Gambel quail and dove as well as browse for mule deer and rabbits.
Fourwing Saltbush - Atriplex canescens - Great Basin Seeds
Evergreen shrub from 2 to 6 feet tall, occasionally reaching 10 feet. Important species in the northern salt desert. Found in desert flats, gravelly washes, mesas, ridges, slopes, and on sand dunes. Most likely to be found at 4,500 to 6,000 feet. …
Saltbush scrub - Wikipedia
Saltbush scrub is a Mojave Desert plant community and vegetation type, found above and beyond the alkali sink Shadscale scrub type. Halophyte plants must deal with salt in the soil, but in less high concentrations than are found in the alkali sink shadscale scrub zone. [ 1 ]
Mojave Desert Plants
Plants that can live in these alkali sinks are called “halophytes,” literally meaning salt loving. Examples of halophytes include saltgrass ( Distichlis spicata ), arrow-scale ( Atriplex phyllostegia ), iodine bush ( Allenrolfia occidentalis ), bush seepweed ( Suaeda moquinii ), and yerba mansa ( Anemopsis californica ).
Atriplex polycarpa (Seed) – Theodore Payne Foundation
A desert shrub with interesting texture. A favorite food of desert tortoises. Easy to grow and completely drought tolerant once established. Combines well with other desert perennials and shrubs. Plant Characteristics Species Name Atriplex polycarpa Common Name Cattle Spinach, Alkali Saltbush Plant Type Shrubs Height b