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Atriplex argentea Nuttall var. expansa (S. Watson) Welsh & Reveal. Subgenus: Obione. Section: Obione. Subsection: Argenteae. Common name: Silver Orach. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Dry or saline habitats. Distribution: OK and CA south to Mexico (TAM).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4; = Atriplex argentea Nutt. ssp. expansa (S.Watson) H.M.Hall & Clem. — GrPl, Tx; < Atriplex argentea Nutt. — Mex, Ok; >< Atriplex argentea Nutt. var. mohavensis (M.E.Jones) S.L.Welsh — FNA4. Basionym: Atriplex expansa S.Watson 1874

Links to other floras: >< Atriplex argentea var. mohavensis - FNA4

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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