Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.

RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of the San Gabriel Mountains
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Chenopodiaceae
Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nuttall
SE edge of VALYERMO: along NE side of Valyenno
Rd from ca 3730-3750, then S of the road from ca 3750-
3770 feet elevation. Valyermo USGS 1.5' quad; T4N
R9W, mostly NE/4 NE/4 SW/4 SW/4, and W/2 NW/4
SE/4 SW/4 sect 8.
Partially disturbed Joshua Tree Woodland, with
Yucca brevifolia, Juniperus californica, Purshia
glandulosa, Chrysothamnus nauseosus, Salvia dorrii,
Eriodictyon trichocalyx, Ephedra nevadensis, Stipa
speciosa, Eriogonumfasciculatum, etc.
Shrub to ca 16 dm tall, scattered locally on alluvial
soils.
Timothy S. Ross 2684	29 May 1990
Steve Boyd
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