Pronunciation: AT-ri-plex pa-SI-fi-ka
Common name: Pacific saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot)
Habitat: Sea bluffs and coastal sage scrub, shrub-
lands at low elevations, South Coast, Otay Mesa
Blooming period: March to October
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Atriplex
2) pacifica