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Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb.
saline saltbush

       
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Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb.

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Synonyms:
Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb.

  ATPAH Atriplex patula L. ssp. hastata sensu H.M. Hall & Clem. p.p.
  ATPAS2 Atriplex patula L. ssp. subspicata (Nutt.) Fosberg
  ATPAS3 Atriplex patula L. var. subspicata (Nutt.) S. Watson
 

Distribution:
Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AZ, CA, CO, CT, ID, KS, LA, MA, ME, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WY)
 

Related Taxa:
Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb.

View 34 genera in Chenopodiaceae, 111 species in Atriplex
 

Classification:
Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb.

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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
Species Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb. – saline saltbush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Jersey:
saline orache              Endangered
New York:
orache              Endangered
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb.

halberdleaf orach
orach saltbush
saline saltbush
spearscale
spreading orach

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 192285.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
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