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Atriplex pusilla
Smooth saltbush (Atriplex pusilla) is a small annual herb of salty and alkaline soils in the western US, growing to about 30 cm. It is a wild native rather than a common garden plant, so the key to growing it is reproducing its saline, well-drained conditions.
Atriplex pusilla is a species of saltbush known by the common names smooth saltbush and dwarf orach. It is native to the Northwestern United States from California to Idaho, where it grows in saline and alkaline soils, such as those near hot springs and ephemeral ponds.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
