Abstract

Many of the shrubs growing in the salt desert environments have spines, modifi ed leaves that impede browsing animals like cattle. However, winterfat does not possess such deterrents. This silver-gray shrub is a compo-nent of a variety of salt desert plant communities in Nevada, including lake plains and alluvial fans where it often dominates extensive areas along with bud sage (

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