Identification
Genus: Atriplex
Species: polycarpa
Variety: None
Cultivar: None
Common name:
Alkali Saltbush.
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Description
Shrub, gray-white, not the prettiest but the toughest, used for bird and animal cover in revegetation. Dioecious. (Note: The Atriplexes from arid enviroments have a C4 photosynthetic pathway which is generally a more efficient way for the plant to conserve water in their climate. They will defoliate under extreme drought. The salt they accumulate in their leaves allows them to extract water from the soil other plants cannot.They need to be under some form of water stress, either drought, salt, or salt spray.(Sharma) The Atriplex species tolerate and remove the excess salts by bladders in their leaves that act as salt sinks, keeping the salt from the plant cells. As the old leaves are shed or eaten the salt is removed from the plant. Atriplex confertiflora can handle 30 ppm Boron in solution.(Most plants burn out at 1-5 ppm.) (Schirmer&Breckle))
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Available at our Online store.
| Contact: |
pan@laspilitas.com |
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Quantity In Production |
Quantity For Purchase |
Unit-Price |
| One Gallon |
17 |
2 |
$ 7.99 |
Available at our Santa Margarita store.
| Contact: |
bawilson@laspilitas.com |
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Open Saturday only from 9am to 4pm |
| Address: |
3232 Las Pilitas Rd.
Santa Margarita, CA 93453 |
| Container Size |
Quantity In Production |
Quantity For Purchase |
Unit-Price |
| One Gallon |
11 |
8 |
$ 7.99 |
| Five Gallon |
0 |
0 |
$ 20.00 |
| Fifteen Gallon |
0 |
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$ 80.00 |
Available at our Escondido store.
| Contact: |
escondido@laspilitas.com |
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Open Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm |
| Address: |
8331 Nelson Way
Escondido, CA 92026 |
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Quantity In Production |
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Unit-Price |
| One Gallon |
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0 |
$ 6.99 |
| Five Gallon |
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0 |
$ 20.00 |
| Fifteen Gallon |
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$ 80.00 |
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