''Atriplex polycarpa'', the allscale, (or all-scale) cattle spinach, allscale saltbush, or cattle saltbush, is a plant in the family

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. It is native to the

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, and northern

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. This species blooms in July and August.

External links

''Atriplex polycarpa'' - Calflora Gallery

USDA Plants Profile: ''Atriplex polycarpa''Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Atriplex polycarpa''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1150701 polycarpa Flora of Arizona Flora of Baja California Flora of California Flora of Nevada Flora of Sonora Flora of Utah Flora of the California desert regions Flora of the Great Basin Flora of the Sonoran Deserts Natural history of the Colorado Desert Natural history of the Mojave Desert Flora without expected TNC conservation status