Watson's Saltbush

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Atriplex watsonii

Watson's Saltbush, a reference photo
Photo: Joyce Cory on Flickr as docentjoycefrom Los Osos, u.s.a. · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Atriplex watsonii is a species of saltbush known by the common name Watson's saltbush, or Watson's orach. It is native to the coastline of California and Baja California, where it grows in coastal areas with saline soils, such as salt marshes and beach scrub, with other halophytes such as saltgrass. It extends inland in the Los Angeles Basin, and along the Santa Ana River.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Watson's Saltbush being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Species
Atriplex watsonii

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