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Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb.
saline saltbush
Symbol: ATSU2
Group: Dicot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native

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Plant Synonyms:
ATSU2 Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb.
 

ATPAH

Atriplex patula L. ssp. hastata sensu Hall & Clements p.p.
 

ATPAS2

Atriplex patula L. ssp. subspicata (Nutt.) Fosberg
 

ATPAS3

Atriplex patula L. var. subspicata (Nutt.) S. Wats.
More Information
About saline saltbush

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State Distributional Map for ATSU2
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Plant Distribution by State

Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb.

ATSU2

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Related Taxa:
Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb.

View 30 genera in Chenopodiaceae, 92 species in Atriplex

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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

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Threatened and Endangered Plant 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

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Invasive Information:
Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb.
        spreading orach
        spearscale
        halberdleaf orach
        orach saltbush
        saline saltbush
This plant is considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants 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.
 

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Other Species 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.

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