Latin name: Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. linearis (S. Watson) Munz
Pronunciation: AT-ri-plex kan-ES-sens lin-ee-AIR-is
Common name: Slenderleaf saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot)
Habitat: Sandy soils, dunes, flats to about 2500', Peninsular Range, deserts
Blooming period: May to July
Name derivations: 1) Atriplex 2) canescens 3) linearis
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