Atriplex nuttallii, also known as Nuttall's saltbush,[2] is native to central and western North America.

It can allow up to 13,000 ppm soluble salts and it is usually the only perennial plant that can be existed in highly saline environments.

[5][6] Atriplex nuttallii is an evergreen shrub growing to 0.9 metres (3.0 ft).

Leaves are sessile, elongated, rounded at the apex, opposite on the lower portions of stems, and alternate above.

The plants are normally dioecious (each individual plant has only male or only female flowers, but normally not both) and are pollinated by wind, but some monoecious examples (possessing both male and female flowers, as separate structures) are also present.

[2][7] It has fairly good nutritional forages for livestock and wildlife species throughout its range.