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Plants
of Southern New Jersey
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Plant
Profile
Atriplex patula L.
spear saltbush, orache
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| Photos by Renee Brecht | Britton & Brown, 1913 |
| Botanical name: |
Atriplex patula L. |
| Common
name: |
spear saltbush, orache |
| Synonomy: | | Atriplex patula L. var. bracteata auct. non Westerlund | | Atriplex patula L. var. erecta (Huds.) Lange | | Atriplex patula L. var. japonica Level. | | Atriplex patula L. var. patula |
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| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Chenopodiaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
annual |
| Origin: |
introduced |
| Plant
height: |
10"-24" |
| Foliage: |
triangular, lower ones are opposite |
| Flowers: |
small, interrupted spikes; green |
| Flowering/fruiting time: |
June to November |
| Habitat: |
salty or akaline soils in disturbed habitats |
| Range
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New Jersey: |
scattered counties statewid
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| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 223. |
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