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Atriplex californica is a species of saltbush known by the common name California saltbush, or California orache. It is native to coastal California and Baja California, where it grows in areas with saline soils, such as beaches and salt marshes. This is a perennial herb growing from a fleshy caudex and taproot. Many stems spread to a maximum width of about 80 centimeters and 30 centimeters in height. The scaly gray-green leaves are lance-shaped to oval and less than 3 centimeters long. The plant may be monoecious or dioecious, with some plants having both male and female flower types, and others having just one. Both types of flower cluster are rough clusters of tiny flowers.
Perennial herb
1 - 3 ft Tall
Green, Cream, Yellow
Spring
Full Sun
Low
Moderate
Fast, Standing
Sandy places, dunes, salt marshes
Coastal Sage Scrub, Coastal Salt Marsh, Coastal Strand, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 13 likely
Garden Webworm Moth
Achyra rantalis
Edwards' Beach Moth
Anarta edwardsii
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica
Western Pygmy Blue
Brephidium exilis