Frémont) S. Watson
Pronunciation: AT-ri-plex kon-fer-ti-FO-lee-a
Common name: Shadscale saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot)
Habitat: Common on alkaline flats and slopes to
7000', shadscale and creosote bush scrub, Mojave
Desert
Blooming period: April to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Atriplex
2) confertifolia