Latin name: Extriplex californica (Moq.) E.H. Zacharias
Pronunciation: EX-tri-plex ka-li-FOR-ni-ka
Common name: California saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot)
Habitat: Sandy soils, coastal dunes, sea bluffs, scrub, salt marshes below 600', South Coast and on the Channel Islands
Blooming period: April to November
Name derivations: 1) Extriplex 2) californica
Formerly Atriplex californica
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