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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

A number of idiosyncratic characters are used in the identification of the species of Atriplex. Many important characters are associated with the mature fruits. The fruit is closely invested by 2 bracteoles, which are variously shaped and ornamented. Mature seeds are dimorphic in most of our species, with larger brown seeds and smaller black seeds. The radicle of the seeds is variously apical, lateral, or basal... Read more in Weakley's Flora (2023).

Read more about Spear Orach at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Atriplex patula   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Atriplex patula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Atriplex patula

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-04-002:

Atriplex patula   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Atriplex patula var. patula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Atriplex patula

 

COMMON NAME:
Spear Orach

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Atriplex patula   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Atriplex patula   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Atriplex patula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Atriplex patula

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-04-002:
Atriplex patula   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Atriplex patula var. patula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Atriplex patula