Vascular Plants of North Carolina
Section: Common Name: Scientific Name: Family:
Account for Spear Orach - Atriplex patula   L.
Members of Chenopodiaceae:
Members of Atriplex with account distribution info or public map:
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Section 6 » Order Caryophyllales » Family Chenopodiaceae
AuthorL.
DistributionWeakley (2020) includes this within Atriplex prostrata.
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Taxonomic CommentsMembers of the genus are most often found in saline to brackish sands. Male flowers usually produce petals, but females do not; in any event they are very small and not at all showy. Weakley's (2018) key must be used with care, and a dissecting scope is almost essential for successful identification.
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State RankSYN
Global RankG5
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