Latin name: Atriplex watsonii Nelson Pronunciation: AT-tri-plex WAT-son-ee-eye Common name: Watson's saltbush, Matscale Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot) Habitat: Coastal bluffs and beaches, coastal strand and coastal salt marsh from Santa Barbara County south including the Channel Islands and Santa Catalina Id. Blooming period: March to October Name derivations: 1) Atriplex 2) watsonii |
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