Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Atriplex wrightii S. Watson
(Wright's Saltbush)

Family: Amaranthaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Atriplex wrightii is an annual shrub with leaves that are green on the upper surface and gray on the undersurface. The leaves are single-veined and the stems are bluntly angled. The plants are tall and sparsely branched.

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Atriplex wrightii, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, near Gila, July 30, 2023




Atriplex wrightii, habit, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, near Gila, July 30, 2023




Atriplex wrightii, leaves, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, near Gila, July 30, 2023




Atriplex wrightii, stem, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, near Gila, July 30, 2023




Atriplex wrightii, stem, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, near Gila, July 30, 2023




Atriplex wrightii, stem with leaves and inflorescence, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, near Gila, July 30, 2023



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