Atriplex patula
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Photos courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
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| Botanical name: | Atriplex patula L. |
| Common name: | spear saltbush, orache |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Chenopodiaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | annual |
| Origin: | introduced |
| Plant height: | 10 - 24"' |
| Foliage: | triangular, lower ones are opposite |
| Flower: | small, interrupted spikes; green |
| Flowering time: | June to November |
| Habitat: | salty or akaline soils in disturbed habitats |
| Range in New Jersey: | scattered counties statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |