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Atriplex coulteri

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Amaranthaceae

Genus
  
Atriplex

Higher classification
  
Saltbush

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Subfamily
  
Chenopodioideae

Scientific name
  
Atriplex coulteri

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Saltbush, Atriplex leucophylla, Atriplex elegans, Atriplex coronata, Atriplex argentea

Atriplex coulteri is a species of saltbush known by the common names Coulter's saltbush and Coulter's orache.

It is native to coastal southern California and northern Baja California, where it is quite rare. It grows in areas of saline and alkaline soils, such as ocean bluffs.

This is a perennial herb producing leaning or erect reddish green stems and branches generally under 50 centimeters tall. The gray scaly leaves are no bigger than 2 centimeters long and are oval in shape. The plant has male and female inflorescences which are small hard clusters of flowers. The brown seeds are under 2 millimeters wide.

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Atriplex coulteri Wikipedia