Taxon: Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
Family: Chenopodiaceae

Collector: Dawn Goldman   DG-535   

Date: 18 September 2005

Locality: USA, Arizona, Maricopa County, Tonto National Forest along FSR 1530 on the south side of the road.

33.983306  -111.734083

Verbatim Coordinates: 33d 58m 59.9s N; 111d 44m 2.7s

Elevation: 692 meters

Verbatim Elevation: 2273ft.

Habitat: Soft crunchy calcareous soils.

Associated Species: Simmondsia chinensis, Ceanothus greggii, Parkinsonia florida, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Fouquieria splendens, Larrea tridentata, Canotia holacantha, Acacia greggii, Encelia farinosa, Erigonum inflatum, Carnegia gigantea, Silene antirrhina

Description: Perennial shrub; fruit with 4 wings.

Phenology: fruit

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For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Wendy C. Hodgson (whodgson@dbg.org)

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