Shadscale SaltbushShadscale Saltbush (Atriplex confertifolia) is the definitive Great Basin native, perfectly engineered for Utah's toughest, driest, and saltiest soils. This densely branched shrub is the foundation of many high desert ecological communities, providing year round structure and critical winter forage for wildlife. Its unique, silvery gray foliage, which appears like "cornflakes on a stick," shimmers under the intense sun, a natural defense against the