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Chenopodiaceae
Atriplex

not marked as a favorite taxon *Atriplex patula Linnaeus. Common name: Spear Orach. Phenology: Jul-frost. Habitat: Disturbed areas, inland saline areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

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Subgenus: Atriplex. Section: Teutliopsis.

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA4, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, S, Va, Clemants (1992); = Atriplex patula L. var. patula — F, G; < Atriplex patula L. — RAB, W. Basionym: Atriplex patula L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Atriplex patula - FNA4

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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