Latin name: Atriplex canescens (Pursh.) Nutt. var. canescens
Pronunciation: AT-ri-plex kan-ES-ens
Common name: Four-wing saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot)
Habitat: Dry plains and hillsides to 7500' from the Sierras and Tehachapis to the north Transverse Range, South Coast, Peninsular Range and both deserts
Blooming period: June to August
Name derivations: 1) Atriplex 2) canescens
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