Participant Info

Species

Atriplex canescens [Atriplex angustior] [Calligonum canescens] [Obiome occidentalis var. canescens]

Family

Amaranthaceae

CommonName

fourwing saltbush

Presence

Yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1912

LatestDate

2015

Ecosystem

basin, shrubland, foothill, ruderal, urban

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos, UBasin, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Alamosa, Baca, Blanca Wetlands, Mountain Home Reservoir, San Luis Lakes

Other Localities

Alamosa (town), Del Norte

PhotoRecords

YES Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Del Norte street side 19 July 2013

Comments

This distinctive and common saltbush occupies dry Basin and foothill terrain around the Valley. It grows within the town limits of Del Norte, and probably could be found in other towns such as Monte Vista, Saguache, San Luis, etc. In the USA it is wide spread in the West, including the western Great Plains but excluding the Pacific Northwest and northern California. It follows Rio Grande drainage nearly to the Gulf of Mexico.

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