PLANTS Profile for Atriplex hortensis (garden orache)

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PLANTS Profile

Atriplex hortensis L.
garden orache


Symbol:		ATHO
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Chenopodiaceae
Growth Habit:		Forb/herb
Duration:		Annual
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Atriplex hortensis L.

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Plant Synonyms:
Atriplex hortensis L.

	Symbol	Scientific Name	Characteristics	FactSheets	Plant Guides
	ATAC3	Atriplex acuminata Waldst. & Kit.
	ATHON	Atriplex hortensis L. ssp. nitens (Schkuhr) E. Pons
	ATHOA	Atriplex hortensis L. var. atrosanguinea hort.
	ATHOR	Atriplex hortensis L. var. rubra L.
	ATNI80	Atriplex nitens Schkuhr nom. illeg.

Plant Distribution by State:
Atriplex hortensis L.

State Distributional Map for Atriplex hortensis L.

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Atriplex hortensis L. occures in the following states: Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Related Taxa:
Atriplex hortensis L.

View 35 genera in Chenopodiaceae, 111 species in Atriplex

Classification:
Atriplex hortensis 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
Species	Atriplex hortensis L. – garden orache

Introduced Information:
Atriplex hortensis L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Atriplex hortensis L.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Atriplex hortensis L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20538.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

Time Generated: 09/25/2006 10:24 PM MDT