Saltbush is a vernacular plant name that most often refers to
Atriplex, a genus of about 250 plants distributed worldwide from subtropical to subarctic regions.
Atriplex species are native to Australia, North and South America, and Eurasia. Many
Atriplex species are
and are adapted to dry environments with salty soils.
The genus Chenopodium is taxonomically a cousin of the genus Atriplex. Certain chenopodiums may be called saltbushes, including C. robertianum and C. nutans.
Sarcobatus vermiculatus, native to North America, is a halophyte plant, and is sometimes informally called a saltbush.
File:Atriplex canescens habit.jpg|Four-winged saltbush ( Atriplex canescens)
File:Einadia hastata Brush Farm.JPG| Chenopodium robertianum berries
File:Einadia nutans 1.jpg| Chenopodium nutans berries
File:Sarcobatus vermiculatus (4018712194).jpg|Cone-like structures containing the female flowers of Sarcobatus vermiculatus
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