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Fourwing Saltbush

Atriplex canescens

Fourwing Saltbush is a tough plant that grows in dry places. It has soft, silvery leaves and small, winged seeds that look like tiny sails. This plant helps the soil and provides food for animals.

Lebensraum: Desert

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The Fourwing Saltbush is a hardy shrub with a dense, rounded shape and distinctive silvery-green or gray-green leaves. Its most unique feature is its papery, pale-yellow to pinkish, four-winged seeds that cling to the branches.

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Fourwing Saltbush
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Fourwing Saltbush

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient Pueblo people ground its seeds into flour for baking!

Its leaves can be used to make a soapy lather, useful in the desert!

Many kinds of animals, from birds to deer, rely on it for food!

This tough plant helps stop soil from washing away in windy places.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Salt Shield

Fourwing Saltbush can grow in very salty soil because its roots and leaves handle high salt levels, helping it thrive where other plants can't.

Fähigkeit

Desert Thirst Quencher

Fourwing Saltbush has super deep roots that can reach water far underground, helping it survive long droughts in dry desert lands.

Fähigkeit

Winged Seed Glider

Fourwing Saltbush has special four-winged seeds that catch the wind, helping them fly far away to find new places to grow.

Maße und Details

Höhe
50-300 cm
Ausbreitung
100-250 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to fall (May-October)
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Leaves and twigs are a food source

eaten by

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

Important browse in arid environments

eaten by

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus californicus

Provides food and cover

shelters

Merriam's Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys merriami

Uses shrubs for cover and protection

shelters

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Nests within its branches

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't touch plants without asking an adult first.

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Was ist der/die/das höhe von Fourwing Saltbush?

50-300 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Fourwing Saltbush?

100-250 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Fourwing Saltbush?

Late spring to fall (May-October)

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Fourwing Saltbush?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Fourwing Saltbush?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Fourwing Saltbush?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Fourwing Saltbush?

Wind

Wo findet man Fourwing Saltbush normalerweise?

Desert

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