Latin name: Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. laciniata Parish Pronunciation: AT-ri-plex kan-ES-ens la-sin-ee-AY-ta Common name: Caleb saltbush Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot) Habitat: Saline desert flats and alluvial fans to about 4500', West Transverse Range, deserts Blooming period: May to October Name derivations: 1) Atriplex 2) canescens 3) laciniata NOTE: Type specimen collected at Caleb, CA.