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Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Genus Atriplex L.

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Kingdom  Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom  Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision  Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division  Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class  Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass  Caryophyllidae
Order  Caryophyllales
Family  Chenopodiaceae – Goosefoot family
Genus  Atriplex L. – saltbush P
 
Contains 111 Species and 117 accepted taxa overall
 
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Species  Atriplex acanthocarpa (Torr.) S. Watson – tubercled saltbush P
Subspecies  Atriplex acanthocarpa (Torr.) S. Watson ssp. acanthocarpa – tubercled saltbush P
Subspecies  Atriplex acanthocarpa (Torr.) S. Watson ssp. coahuilensis Henrickson – tubercled saltbush P
Species  Atriplex alaskensis S. Watson – Alaska orache P
Species  Atriplex ×aptera A. Nelson (pro sp.) – moundscale P
Species  Atriplex argentea Nutt. – silverscale saltbush P
Subspecies  Atriplex argentea Nutt. ssp. argentea – silverscale saltbush P
Variety  Atriplex argentea Nutt. ssp. argentea var. argentea – silverscale saltbush P
Variety  Atriplex argentea Nutt. ssp. argentea var. caput-medusae (Eastw.) Fosberg – stalked saltbush P
Subspecies  Atriplex argentea Nutt. ssp. expansa (S. Watson) H.M. Hall & Clem. – silverscale saltbush P
Species  Atriplex asterocarpa Stutz, G.L. Chu & S.C. Sand. – Chinle saltbush P
Species  Atriplex atacamensis Phil. – cachiyuyo P
Species  Atriplex barclayana (Benth.) D. Dietr. [excluded] P
Species  Atriplex bonnevillensis C.A. Hanson – Bonneville saltbush P
Species  Atriplex bunburyana F. Muell. – silver saltbush P
Species  Atriplex californica Moq. – California saltbush P
Species  Atriplex calotheca (Rafn) Fr. – halberdleaf orach P
Species  Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. – fourwing saltbush P
Variety  Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. angustifolia (Torr.) S. Watson – fourwing saltbush P
Variety  Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. canescens – fourwing saltbush P
Variety  Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. gigantea S.L. Welsh & Stutz – fourwing saltbush P
Variety  Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. laciniata Parish – fourwing saltbush P
Variety  Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. linearis (S. Watson) Munz – thinleaf fourwing saltbush P
Variety  Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. macilenta Jeps. – fourwing saltbush P
Species  Atriplex cinerea Poir. – gray saltbush P
Species  Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frém.) S. Watson – shadscale saltbush P
Species  Atriplex coquimbana Phil. P
Species  Atriplex cordifolia J.M. Black P
Species  Atriplex cordulata Jeps. – heartscale P
Species  Atriplex coronata S. Watson – crownscale P
Variety  Atriplex coronata S. Watson var. coronata – crownscale P
Variety  Atriplex coronata S. Watson var. notatior Jeps. – crownscale P
Species  Atriplex corrugata S. Watson – mat saltbush P
Species  Atriplex coulteri (Moq.) D. Dietr. – Coulter's saltbush P
Species  Atriplex cristata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. – crested saltbush P
Species  Atriplex cuneata A. Nelson – valley saltbush P
Subspecies  Atriplex cuneata A. Nelson ssp. cuneata – valley saltbush P
Subspecies  Atriplex cuneata A. Nelson ssp. introgressa C.A. Hanson – valley saltbush P
Species  Atriplex depressa Jeps. – brittlescale P
Species  Atriplex drymarioides Standl. – seashore saltbush P
Species  Atriplex eardleyae Aellen – small saltbush P
Species  Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D. Dietr. – wheelscale saltbush P
Variety  Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D. Dietr. var. elegans – wheelscale saltbush P
Variety  Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D. Dietr. var. fasciculata (S. Watson) M.E. Jones – wheelscale saltbush P
Variety  Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D. Dietr. var. thornberi M.E. Jones – wheelscale saltbush P
Species  Atriplex erecticaulis Stutz, G.L. Chu & S.C. Sand. – erectstem saltbush P
Species  Atriplex falcata (M.E. Jones) Standl. – sickle saltbush P
Species  Atriplex farinosa Forssk. P
Species  Atriplex fruticulosa Jeps. – ball saltbush P
Species  Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr. – Gardner's saltbush P
Species  Atriplex garrettii Rydb. – Garrett's saltbush P
Species  Atriplex glabriuscula Edmondston – Scotland orache P
Variety  Atriplex glabriuscula Edmondston var. acadiensis (Taschereau) S.L. Welsh – maritime saltbush P
Variety  Atriplex glabriuscula Edmondston var. franktonii (Taschereau) S.L. Welsh – Frankton?s saltbush P
Variety  Atriplex glabriuscula Edmondston var. glabriuscula – northeastern saltbush P
Species  Atriplex glauca L. – waxy saltbush P
Variety  Atriplex glauca L. var. ifniensis (Caball.) Maire P
Species  Atriplex gmelinii C.A. Mey. – Gmelin's saltbush P
Species  Atriplex graciliflora M.E. Jones – slenderflower saltbush P
Species  Atriplex griffithsii Standl. – Griffiths' saltbush P
Species  Atriplex halimus L. – saltbush P
Species  Atriplex hillmanii (M.E. Jones) Standl. – Hillman's silverscale P
Species  Atriplex holocarpa F. Muell. – pop saltbush P
Species  Atriplex hortensis L. – garden orache P
Species  Atriplex hymenelytra (Torr.) S. Watson – desertholly P
Species  Atriplex inflata F. Muell. P
Species  Atriplex joaquiniana A. Nelson – San Joaquin saltbush P
Species  Atriplex klebergorum M.C. Johnst. – Kleberg's saltbush P
Species  Atriplex laciniata L. – frosted orache P
Species  Atriplex lampa Gillies ex Moq. – South American saltbush P
Species  Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Watson – big saltbush P
Subspecies  Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Watson ssp. breweri (S. Watson) H.M. Hall & Clem. – quailbush P
Subspecies  Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Watson ssp. lentiformis – big saltbush P
Species  Atriplex leptocarpa F. Muell. – slender-fruit saltbush P
Species  Atriplex leucoclada Boiss. P
Species  Atriplex leucophylla (Moq.) D. Dietr. – beach saltbush P
Species  Atriplex lindleyi Moq. – Lindley's saltbush P
Subspecies  Atriplex lindleyi Moq. ssp. conduplicata (F. Muell.) Paul G. Wilson P
Species  Atriplex littoralis L. – grassleaf orache P
Species  Atriplex longitrichoma Stutz, G.L. Chu & S.C. Sand. – long-hair silverscale P
Species  Atriplex malvana Aellen & Sauvage P
Species  Atriplex matamorensis A. Nelson – Matamoros saltbush P
Species  Atriplex maximowicziana Makino – Maximowicz's saltbush P
Species  Atriplex micrantha Ledeb. – twoscale saltbush P
Species  Atriplex minuscula Standl. – lesser saltscale P
Species  Atriplex minuticarpa Stutz & G.L. Chu – Tununk saltbush P
Species  Atriplex muelleri Benth. – Mueller's saltbush P
Species  Atriplex navajoensis C.A. Hanson – Navajo saltbush P
Species  Atriplex ×neomexicana Standl. (pro sp.) P
Species  Atriplex nudicaulis Boguslaw – Baltic saltbush P
Species  Atriplex nummularia Lindl. – bluegreen saltbush P
Species  Atriplex nuttallii S. Watson – Nuttall's saltbush P
Species  Atriplex oblongifolia Waldst. & Kit. – oblongleaf orache P
Species  Atriplex obovata Moq. – mound saltbush P
Species  Atriplex ×odontoptera Rydb. (pro sp.) P
Species  Atriplex pachypoda Stutz & G.L. Chu – thickfoot saltbush P
Species  Atriplex pacifica A. Nelson – Davidson's saltbush P
Species  Atriplex paludosa R. Br. – marsh saltbush P
Species  Atriplex parishii S. Watson – Parish's saltbush P
Species  Atriplex parryi S. Watson – Parry's saltbush P
Species  Atriplex patula L. – spear saltbush P
Species  Atriplex persistens Stutz & G.L. Chu – Sacramento saltbush P
Species  Atriplex phyllostegia (Torr. ex S. Watson) S. Watson – leafcover saltweed P
Species  Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Watson – cattle saltbush P
Species  Atriplex powellii S. Watson – Powell's saltweed P
Species  Atriplex prostrata Bouchér ex DC. – triangle orache P
Species  Atriplex pseudocampanulata Aellen P
Species  Atriplex pusilla (Torr. ex S. Watson) S. Watson – smooth saltbush P
Species  Atriplex repanda Phil. P
Species  Atriplex rhagodioides F. Muell. – silver saltbush P
Species  Atriplex robusta Stutz, M.R. Stutz & S.C. Sand. – robust saltbush P
Species  Atriplex rosea L. – tumbling saltweed P
Species  Atriplex saccaria S. Watson – sack saltbush P
Species  Atriplex semibaccata R. Br. – Australian saltbush P
Species  Atriplex serenana A. Nelson – bractscale P
Variety  Atriplex serenana A. Nelson var. davidsonii (Standl.) Munz – Davidson's bractscale P
Variety  Atriplex serenana A. Nelson var. serenana – bractscale P
Species  Atriplex sibirica L. – Siberian saltbush P
Species  Atriplex spinifera J.F. Macbr. – spinescale saltbush P
Species  Atriplex spongiosa F. Muell. – pop saltbush P
Species  Atriplex suberecta I. Verd. – peregrine saltbush P
Species  Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb. – saline saltbush P
Species  Atriplex subtilis Stutz & G.L. Chu – deltoid-bract saltbush P
Species  Atriplex tatarica L. – Tatarian orache P
Species  Atriplex tenuissima A. Nelson – slender saltbush P
Species  Atriplex texana S. Watson – Texas saltbush P
Species  Atriplex torreyi (S. Watson) S. Watson – Torrey's saltbush P
Species  Atriplex tridentata Kuntze – basin saltbush P
Species  Atriplex truncata (Torr. ex S. Watson) A. Gray – wedgescale saltbush P
Species  Atriplex tularensis Coville – Tulare saltbush P
Species  Atriplex undulata (Moq.) D. Dietr. P
Species  Atriplex vallicola Hoover – Lost Hills saltbush P
Species  Atriplex verrucifera M. Bieb. P
Species  Atriplex vesicaria Heward ex Benth. – aboriginal saltbush P
Species  Atriplex wardii Standl. – Ward's saltbush P
Species  Atriplex watsonii A. Nelson – Watson's saltbush P
Species  Atriplex welshii C.A. Hanson – Welsh's saltbush P
Species  Atriplex wolfii S. Watson – Wolf's saltweed P
Species  Atriplex wrightii S. Watson – Wright's saltbush P

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