| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10a |
| Plant Height: | 6 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 8 feet |
| Leaves: | Semi-evergreen |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: fruit has four wings at roughly 90-degree angles |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest Erosion control Guardian plant Will Naturalize |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: more than 90 percent of the saltbush plants in any population are dioecious; male and female plants are required for seed set. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Dioecious |
