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Atriplex canescens

AuthorityLour.
FamilyMagnoliopsida:Caryophyllidae:Caryophyllales:Chenopodiaceae
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Ecocrop code3540



Notes
SOURCES (A. canescens (Pursh.) Nutt.)
Malcolm C 1969 [SAL, RAIN, TEXT, DRA]
Houerou H 1971 pp 16 21 [RAIN, KTMP]
Roecklein J 1987 pp 176 [USE]
Duke J 1975 pp 7 [PH, RAIN, TEMP]
Duke J 1979 pp 98 [PH, RAIN, TEMP]
B-Lennard E 1984 pp 155 456 [RAIN, KTMP, DRA, TEXT, DEP, USE]
Aronson J 1989 pp 53 [SAL]

GROWING PERIOD
Perennial shrub.

COMMON NAMES
Fourwing saltbush, Saltbush.

FURTHER INF
Fourwing saltbush is native of North America. It can be found at elevations between sea level and 1900 m. Photosynthesis pathway C4. A 3-5 years old stand can produce 0.9-2.1 t/ha of dry matter with 150-170 mm of annual rainfall.
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