Wingscale

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Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Wingscale (Atriplex canescens ssp. canescens) is a native shrub that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in clay or gravelly slopes, at elevations from 0-7900 feet.

Plant overview

Plant type

Shrub

Size

3 - 7 ft Tall

Special uses

Hedge

Landscaping information

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sunset Zones

1, 2*, 3*, 7*, 8*, 9*, 10*, 11*, 12*, 13*, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24

Natural setting

Site type

Clay or gravelly slopes

Wildlife supported

Caterpillars

Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 16 likely

Confirmed Likely

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Garden Webworm Moth

Achyra rantalis

Edwards' Beach Moth

Anarta edwardsii

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica

Western Pygmy Blue

Brephidium exilis

Alternative names

Common names:

Shadscale

Botanical names:

Atriplex canescens ssp. canescens

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