Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Atriplex patula
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Atriplex patula
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-04-002:
Atriplex patula
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Atriplex patula var. patula
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Atriplex patula
COMMON NAME:
Spear Orach
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Atriplex patula
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Atriplex patula
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-04-002:
Atriplex patula
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Atriplex patula var. patula
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Atriplex patula
4349
Forb
Annual
Monoecious
Non-native: Eurasia
Habitat: Disturbed areas, inland saline areas, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Lowermost opposite, others alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Unisexual
5 sepals in staminate flowers, absent in pistillate flowers
Petals absent
5 stamens in staminate flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Utricle
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