Atriplex (
Á-tri-plexSyllable stress of botanical names varies with the language spoken by the person using the botanical name. In English-speaking countries the Botanical Latin places syllable stress for botanical names derived from ancient Greek and Latin broadly according to two systems, either the Reformed...
) is a plant
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
of 100-200
speciesIn biology, a species is:* a taxonomic rank or* a unit at that rank ....
, known by the common names of
saltbush and
orache (or
orach). The genus is quite variable and widely distributed. It includes many desert and seashore plants and
halophyteA halophyte is a plant that naturally grows where it is affected by salinity in the root area or by salt spray, such as in saline semi-deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes and sloughs, and seashores. An example of a halophyte is the salt marsh grass Spartina alterniflora . Relatively few plant species...
s, as well as plants of moist environments. The goosefoot subfamily (
ChenopodioideaeThe Chenopodioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Amaranthaceae, formerly treated as a distinct family, Chenopodiaceae, and comprising all of the genera formerly included in this family except for those transferred to the subfamilies Salicornioideae and Salsoloideae...
) of the
AmaranthaceaeThe flowering plant family Amaranthaceae, the Amaranth family, contains about 160 genera and 2,400 species. Most of these species are herbs or subshrubs; very few are trees or climbers....
, in which the genus Atriplex is placed in the
APG II systemA modern system of plant taxonomy, the APG II system of plant classification was published in 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, APG, in*Angiosperm Phylogeny Group . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II. Botanical...
, was formerly considered a distinct
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
(Chenopodiaceae).
Saltbushes are extremely tolerant of
saltA salt, in chemistry, is an ionic compound, and can result from the neutralization reaction of acids and bases. Salts are ionic compounds composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
content in the ground: their name derives from the fact that they retain salt in their leaves, which makes them of great use in areas affected by
soil salinationSoil salinity is the salt content in the soil.Salt affected soils are caused by excess accumulation of salts, typically most pronounced at the soil surface. Salts can be transported to the soil surface by capillary transport from a salt laden water table and then accumulate due to evaporation;...
.
Atriplex species are used as food plants by the
larvaA larva is a young form of animal with indirect development, going through or undergoing metamorphosis ....
e of some
LepidopteraLepidoptera is an order of insects that includes moths and butterflies. It is one of the most speciose orders in the class Insecta, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
species; see the list of Lepidoptera which feed on
Atriplex. For
spiderSpiders are air-breathing chelicerate arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae modified into fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
s such as
Phidippus californicusPhidippus californicus is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the southwestern USA Phidippus californicus is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the southwestern USA Phidippus californicus is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the southwestern USA (Arizona, New Mexico,...
and other
arthropodAn arthropod is an invertebrate that has an exoskeleton , a segmented body, and jointed attachments called appendages. Arthropods are animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda , and include the insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and others...
s, saltbush plants offer opportunities to hide and hunt in
habitatThe term habitat has a number of meanings:* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows** Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
that is otherwise often quite barren.
Use by humans
Many species are edible. However, the favored species for human consumption is Garden Orache (
A. hortensis). Use of
Atriplex as food is known since at least the late
EpipaleolithicThe Epipaleolithic is a term used for the "final Upper Palaeolithic industries occurring at the end of the final glaciation which appear to merge technologically into the Mesolithic"....
(Mesolithic). The
Ertebølle cultureThe Ertebølle culture is the name of a hunter-gatherer and fisher culture dating to the end of the Mesolithic period. The culture was concentrated in Southern Scandinavia, but genetically linked to strongly related cultures in Northern Germany and the Northern Netherlands...
presumably used Common Orache (
A. patulaAtriplex patula L. is a ruderal, circumboreal species of annual herbaceous plants in the genus Atriplex naturalized in many temperate regions....
) as a vegetable (
A. patula is attested as an
archaeophyteAn archaeophyte is a plant species which is non-native to a geographical region, but which was introduced in "ancient" times, rather than being a modern introduction...
in northern Europe). In the
biblicalThe Hebrew Bible is a term referring to the books of the Jewish Bible as originally written mostly in Biblical Hebrew with some Biblical Aramaic...
Book of JobThe Book of Job is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible. It relates the story of Job, his trials at the hands of Satan, his theological discussions with friends on the origins and nature of his suffering, and finally a response from God...
,
mallûḥa (מַלּ֣וּחַ, probably Mediterranean Saltbush,
A. halimus, the major culinary saltbush in the region) is mentioned as food eaten by social outcasts . Grey Saltbush (
A. cinereaAtriplex cinerea is a species of plant in the Chenopodiaceae family. It occurs in sheltered coastal areas and around salt lakes in the Australian states of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales....
) is used as
bushfoodBushfood refers to any food native to Australia and used as sustenance by the original inhabitants, the Australian Aborigines, although it is sometimes used with the specific connotation of "food found in the Outback while living on the land"...
in
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
since prehistoric times.
Chamiso (
A. canescens) and Shadscale (
A. confertifolia) were eaten by
Native AmericansThe indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas, their descendants, and many ethnic groups who identify with those peoples...
, and Spearscale (
A. hastata) was a food in rural
EurasiaEurasia is a large landmass covering about 52,990,000 km
2 or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface...
.
The
Garden Orache (
A. hortensis), also called
Red Orach,
Mountain Spinach, or
French Spinach, is an annual
leaf vegetableLeaf vegetables, also called potherbs, green vegetables, greens, or leafy greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots...
with a
saltA salt, in chemistry, is an ionic compound, and can result from the neutralization reaction of acids and bases. Salts are ionic compounds composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
y,
spinachSpinach is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae. It is native to central and southwestern Asia. It is an annual plant , which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions...
-like taste.
The plant grows 1-2 m (3-6 ft) in height and the leaves are used cooked or in
saladSalad is any of a wide variety of dishes including: green salads; vegetable salads; salads of pasta, legumes, or grains; mixed salads incorporating meat, poultry, or seafood; and fruit salads. They include a mixture of cold or hot foods, often including raw vegetables and/or fruits.Green salads...
s. It was commonly grown in Mediterranean regions from early times until
spinachSpinach is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae. It is native to central and southwestern Asia. It is an annual plant , which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions...
became the more favored leaf vegetable. The leaves can come in red, white and green varieties. The green leaves were once used to color
pastaPasta is a generic term for foods made from an unleavened dough of flour and water, and sometimes a combination of egg and flour. Pastas include noodles in various lengths, widths and shapes, and varieties that are filled with other ingredients like ravioli and tortellini...
in
ItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...
. Another common use of orach is to balance out the acidic flavor of
sorrelCommon Sorrel or Garden Sorrel , often simply called sorrel and also known as Spinach Dock or Narrow-leaved Dock, is a perennial herb that is cultivated as a garden herb or leaf vegetable...
.
Meat from sheep which have grazed on saltbush has surprisingly high levels of
vitamin EVitamin E is a generic term for tocopherols and tocotrienols. Vitamin E is a family of α-, β-, γ-, and δ-tocopherols and corresponding four tocotrienols. Vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant that stops the production of reactive oxygen species formed when fat undergoes oxidation...
, is leaner and more hydrated than regular
lambDomestic sheep are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name "sheep" applies to many species, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries...
and has consumer appeal equal to grain-fed lamb. The vitamin E levels could have animal health benefits while extending the shelf-life and maintaining the fresh red colour of saltbush lamb. This effect has been demonstrated for Old Man Saltbush (
A. nummulariaAtriplex nummularia is a species of saltbush known by the common names old man saltbush, bluegreen saltbush, and giant saltbush. It is native to Australia, occurring in Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland...
) and River Saltbush (
A. amnicolaAtriplex amnicola, commonly known as river saltbush or swamp saltbush, is a species of shrub in the Amaranthaceae family. Endemic to Western Australia, it is native to the floodplains of the Murchison and Gascoyne Rivers....
). For reasons unknown, sheep seem to prefer the more fibrous, less nutritious River Saltbush.
Saltbushes are also used as an
ornamental plantOrnamental plants are typically grown in the flower garden or as house plants. Most commonly they are grown for the display of their flowers. Other common ornamental features include leaves, scent, fruit, stem and bark. In some cases, unusual features may be considered ornamental, such as the...
in
landscapingLandscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including physical elements such as landforms, living elements of flora and fauna, abstract elements like lighting and weather conditions, and human elements like human activity and the built environment.-Etymology:The word landscape...
and can be used to prevent soil erosion in coastal areas. Old Man Saltbush has also been successfully used to rehabilitate old mining sites around
Lightning RidgeLightning Ridge is a town in north-western New South Wales, Australia, in Walgett Shire, near the southern border of Queensland. Lightning Ridge is a world epicentre of the mining of black opals and other opal gemstones...
.
Selected species
- Atriplex acadiensis – Maritime Saltbush
- Atriplex acanthocarpa
- Atriplex acutibractea
- Atriplex acutiloba
- Atriplex alaskensis – Alaska Orache
- Atriplex amnicola
Atriplex amnicola, commonly known as river saltbush or swamp saltbush, is a species of shrub in the Amaranthaceae family. Endemic to Western Australia, it is native to the floodplains of the Murchison and Gascoyne Rivers....
– River Saltbush, Swamp Saltbush
- Atriplex angulata
- Atriplex × aptera
- Atriplex argentea
Atriplex argentea is a species of saltbush known by the common names silverscale saltbush and silver orache. It is native to western North America from southern Canada to northern Mexico, where it grows in many types of habitat, generally on saline soils...
– Silvery Saltbush
- Atriplex asterocarpa
- Atriplex australasica
- Atriplex barclayana
- Atriplex billardierei
- Atriplex bonnevillensis
- Atriplex bunburyana
Atriplex bunburyana, commonly known as Silver Saltbush, is a species of saltbush endemic to Western Australia.-Description:It grows as an erect shrub up to a metre high, with slender branches that are often straight and rigid...
F.Muell.
- Atriplex californica
Atriplex californica is a species of saltbush known by the common name California saltbush, or California orache. It is native to coastal California and Baja California, where it grows in areas with saline soils, such as beaches and salt marshes. This is a perennial herb growing from a fleshy...
- Atriplex calotheca
- Atriplex canescens
Atriplex canescens is a species of evergreen shrub in the Amaranthaceae family, which is native to the western United States....
– Chamiso, Chamiza, Four-winged Saltbush, Grey Sagebrush
- Atriplex cephalantha
- Atriplex cinerea
Atriplex cinerea is a species of plant in the Chenopodiaceae family. It occurs in sheltered coastal areas and around salt lakes in the Australian states of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales....
– Grey Saltbush, truganini
- Atriplex codonocarpa
- Atriplex conduplicata F.Muell.
- Atriplex confertifolia
Atriplex confertifolia is a species of evergreen shrub in the Chenopodiaceae family, which is native to the western United States....
– Shadscale (Saltbush)
- Atriplex cordifolia
- Atriplex cordulata
Atriplex cordulata is a species of saltbush known by the common names heartscale and heart-leaf orache. It is endemic to the Central Valley of California, where it grows in areas of saline and alkaline soils. This is an annual herb producing one or more erect stems to heights between 10 and 50...
- Atriplex cornigera
- Atriplex coronata
Atriplex coronata is a species of saltbush known by the common name crownscale. It is endemic to California, where it grows in areas of saline and alkaline soils in the Central Valley, nearby mountain slopes, and south coast. This is an annual herb producing stiff erect or leaning straw-colored...
- Atriplex corrugata
- Atriplex coulteri
Atriplex coulteri is a species of saltbush known by the common names Coulter's saltbush and Coulter's orache. It is native to coastal southern California and northern Baja California, where it is quite rare. It grows in areas of saline and alkaline soils, such as ocean bluffs...
- Atriplex crassipes
- Atriplex cristata
- Atriplex cryptocarpa
- Atriplex cuneata
- Atriplex depressa
Atriplex depressa is a species of saltbush known by the common names brittlescale and depressed orache. It is sometimes treated as a variety of Atriplex parishii. It is endemic to the Central Valley of California, where it grows in areas with saline and alkaline soils. This is a small annual herb...
- Atriplex dioica – Thick-leaved Orache, Saline Saltbush
- Atriplex drymarioides
- Atriplex eardleyae
- Atriplex eichleri
- Atriplex elachophylla F.Muell.
- Atriplex elegans
Atriplex elegans is a species of saltbush known by the common name wheelscale saltbush, or simply wheelscale. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in areas of saline or alkaline soils, such as alkali flats and dry desert lakebeds...
- Atriplex erecticaulis
- Atriplex exilifolia F.Muell.
- Atriplex falcata – Sickle Saltbush
- Atriplex fissivalvis F.Muell.
- Atriplex flabelliformis
- Atriplex franktonii – Frankton's Saltbush
- Atriplex fruticulosa
Atriplex fruticulosa is a species of saltbush known by the common names ball saltbush and little oak orach. It is endemic to California, where it grows in several types of habitat, usually in areas of saline or alkaline soils. This is a perennial herb producing an erect stem which branches in the...
- Atriplex gardneri – Gardner's Saltbush, Moundscale
- Atriplex garrettii
- Atriplex glabriuscula – Northeastern Saltbush, Babington's Orache, Smooth Orache, Scotland Orache, Glabrous Orache
- Atriplex gmelinii – Gmelin's Saltbush
- Atriplex graciliflora
- Atriplex griffithsii – Griffith's Saltbush (sometimes included in A. lentiformis or A. torreyi)
- Atriplex halimus
Atriplex halimus is a species of fodder shrub in the Amaranthaceae family, which is native to Europe. This plant is often cultivated as forage because tolerating severe conditions of drought, and it can grow up in very alkaline and saline soils...
– Mediterranean Saltbush, Sea Orache, Shrubby Orache
- Atriplex hastata – Halberd-leaved Orache, Spearscale (often included in A. patula)
- Atriplex heterosperma – Two-scaled Orache
- Atriplex holocarpa F.Muell.
- Atriplex hortensis
Atriplex hortensis, also known as Garden Orache, Red Orach, Mountain Spinach, French Spinach, or simply "orache" or arrach, is a hardy, annual plant, with an erect, branching stem, varying in height from two to four feet, according to the variety...
– Garden Orache, Red Orach, Mountain Spinach, French Spinach
- Atriplex humifusa
- Atriplex humilis F.Muell.
- Atriplex hymenelytra
Atriplex hymenelytra is a species of saltbush known by the common name desert holly. This is a desert-dwelling shrub reaching heights of between one half and one meter. It is generally a rounded bush covered in distinctive silver-gray, twisted, oblong, many-pointed leaves. The fruits are enclosed...
– Desert Holly
- Atriplex hymenotheca
- Atriplex hypoleuca
- Atriplex incrassata F.Muell.
- Atriplex infrequens
- Atriplex intermedia
- Atriplex isatidea
- Atriplex joaquiniana
Atriplex joaquiniana is a species of saltbush known by the common name San Joaquin saltbush. It is endemic to California, where it grows in alkaline soils in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and adjacent parts of the Central Valley and eastern Central Coast Ranges. This is an annual herb...
- Atriplex johnsonii
- Atriplex johnstonii
- Atriplex klebergorum
- Atriplex kochiana Maiden
- Atriplex laciniata – Frosted Orache
- Atriplex lampa
- Atriplex latifolia
- Atriplex lentiformis
Atriplex lentiformis is a species of saltbush known by the common names big saltbush and quail bush. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in habitats with saline or alkaline soils, such as salt flats and dry lake beds, coastline, and desert scrub. It...
– Quail Bush
- Atriplex lentiformis ssp. breweri – Brewer's Saltbrush
- Atriplex leptocarpa F.Muell.
- Atriplex leucophylla
Atriplex leucophylla is a species of saltbush known by the common names beach saltbush and white orache. It is native to the coastline of California and Baja California, where it is a resident of beach dunes and other sandy areas. This is a short, sprawling perennial herb reaching a maximum height...
- Atriplex limbata
- Atriplex lindleyi
Atriplex lindleyi is a species of saltbush known by the common name Lindley's saltbush. It is native to Australia, where it is widespread, especially in dry areas. It is known elsewhere as an introduced species, including in California in the United States...
- Atriplex littoralis – Grass-leaved Orache, Tropical Saltbush
- Atriplex lobativalvis F.Muell.
- Atriplex longipes – Long-stalked Orache
- Atriplex macropterocarpa
- Atriplex matamorensis
- Atriplex maximowicziana – Maximowicz's Saltbush
- Atriplex micrantha
- Atriplex minuscula
- Atriplex minuticarpa
- Atriplex morrisii
- Atriplex muelleri
- Atriplex nana
- Atriplex navajoensis
- Atriplex nessorhina
- Atriplex nitens
- Atriplex nudicaulis – Baltic Saltbush
- Atriplex nummularia
Atriplex nummularia is a species of saltbush known by the common names old man saltbush, bluegreen saltbush, and giant saltbush. It is native to Australia, occurring in Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland...
– Old Man Saltbush, Giant Saltbush
- Atriplex nuttallii – Nuttall's Saltbush
- Atriplex obconica
- Atriplex oblongifolia – Oblong-leaved Orache
- Atriplex obovata
- Atriplex pachypoda
- Atriplex pacifica
Atriplex pacifica is a species of saltbush known by the common names Davidson's saltbush, South Coast saltbush, and Pacific orach. It is native to the coastline of southern California, including the Channel Islands, and Baja California, where it grows in saline habitat on the immediate coastline,...
- Atriplex paludosa
Atriplex paludosa, commonly known as Marsh Saltbush, is a species of saltbush endemic to Australia.-Description:It grows as an erect shrub up to a metre high...
R.Br.
- Atriplex papillata
- Atriplex parishii
Atriplex parishii is an uncommon species of saltbush known by the common names Parish's saltbush and Parish's brittlescale. It is native to central and southern California where it can occasionally be found between the immediate coastline and the western edges of the Mojave Desert. Its distribution...
- Atriplex parryi
Atriplex parryi is a species of saltbush known by the common name Parry's saltbush. It is native to the deserts and plateaus of eastern California and western Nevada. It is a plant of alkaline and saline soils in habitats such as salt flats, where it grows with other halophytes such as Nitrophila...
- Atriplex patula
Atriplex patula L. is a ruderal, circumboreal species of annual herbaceous plants in the genus Atriplex naturalized in many temperate regions....
– Common Orache, Spreading Orache
- Atriplex persistens
- Atriplex phyllostegia
Atriplex phyllostegia is a species of saltbush known by the common names arrowscale, leafcover saltweed, and Truckee orach. It is native to the western United States from California to Utah, where it grows in meadow bottoms and areas with saline soils such as dry or ephemeral lakes...
- Atriplex plebeja
Atriplex plebeja is a species of plant in the Chenopodiaceae family. It is endemic to Saint Helena. Its natural habitat is rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Jakubowsky, G. 2003. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
- Atriplex polycarpa
Atriplex polycarpa is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.-External links:***...
– Allscale (Saltbush), Desert Saltbush, Cattle Saltbush, Cattle Spinach
- Atriplex powellii – Powell's Saltbush
- Atriplex praecox – Early Orache
- Atriplex prostrata – Spear-leaved Orache, Thin-leaved Orache, Triangle Orache, "fat hen
Fat hen or fat-hen is a common name for various plants with succulent or juicy leaves, often species that are used as a vegetable:* Aristolochia rotunda * Atriplex prostrata...
"
- Atriplex pseudocampanulata
- Atriplex pumilio R.Br.
- Atriplex pusilla
Atriplex pusilla is a species of saltbush known by the common names smooth saltbush and dwarf orach. It is native to the western United States from California to Idaho, where it grows in saline and alkaline soils, such as those near hot springs and ephemeral ponds...
- Atriplex quadrivalvata
- Atriplex quinii F.Muell.
- Atriplex rhagodioides F.Muell.
- Atriplex rosea
Atriplex rosea is a species of saltbush known by the common names tumbling saltbush, red orach, and tumbling orach. It is native to Eurasia but it is widespread elsewhere as an introduced species. This is an annual herb with erect, hairless stems growing up to 1.5 meters in height...
– Tumbling Orache
- Atriplex saccaria
- Atriplex semibaccata
Atriplex semibaccata is native to Australia commonly found in coastal regions from New South Wales to Cardwell in Queensland. It has a prostrate growing ground cover plant in the Amaranthaceae family that grows to around 180 cm wide and flowers year round...
– Australian Saltbush, Berry Saltbush, Creeping Saltbush
- Atriplex semilunaris
- Atriplex serenana
Atriplex serenana is a species of saltbush known by the common names bractscale and stinking orach. It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in saline and alkaline soils such as those on alkali flats and beach bluffs. This is a mat-forming annual herb producing scaly stems up...
- Atriplex sibirica
- Atriplex spinibractea
- Atriplex spinifera
Atriplex spinifera is a species of saltbush known by the common names spiny saltbush and spinescale saltbush. It is endemic to California, where it grows in dry habitat with saline soils, such as salt flats. Its distribution includes the Mojave Desert, the Central Valley, and surrounding mountain...
- Atriplex spinulosa
- Atriplex spongiosa F.Muell.
- Atriplex stipitata
- Atriplex sturtii
- Atriplex suberecta
Atriplex suberecta is a species of saltbush known by the common names sprawling saltbush and lagoon saltbush. It is native to Australia, but it can be found on other continents as an introduced species, including southern Africa and parts of North America. It is sometimes considered a noxious weed...
, or Peregrine Saltbush
- Atriplex subspicata
Atriplex subspicata is a species of saltbush known by the common names saline saltbush and halberdleaf orach. It is native to much of the United States and southern Canada, where it most often grows in saline and alkaline soils. This is an annual herb which varies in appearance, growing erect to...
- Atriplex subtilis
- Atriplex tatarica
- Atriplex tenuissima
- Atriplex texana
- Atriplex torreyi
- Atriplex tridentata
- Atriplex truncata
Atriplex truncata is a species of saltbush known by the common names wedgeleaf saltbush, wedgescale, and wedge orach. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to New Mexico, where it grows in habitats with saline soils such as dry lake beds...
– Wedge-leaved Saltbush
- Atriplex tularensis
Atriplex tularensis is an extremely rare species of saltbush known by the common names Bakersfield smallscale, Tulare saltbush, and Tulare orach. It is endemic to Kern County, California, where it is known only from a few individuals at Kern Lake, a usually dry ephemeral lake bed just north of the...
- Atriplex turbinata
- Atriplex vallicola
- Atriplex velutinella F.Muell.
- Atriplex vesicaria
Atriplex vesicaria, commonly known as Bladder Saltbush, is a species of saltbush endemic to Australia.-Description:It grows as an erect or sprawling shrub up to a metre high. Leaves are oval in shape, five to 25 millimetres long, and 3 to 15 millimetres wide.-Taxonomy:The species was first...
– Bladder Saltbush
- Atriplex vestita
- Atriplex wardii
- Atriplex watsonii
Atriplex watsonii is a species of saltbush known by the common name Watson's saltbush, or Watson's orach. It is native to the coastline of California and Baja California, where it grows in areas with saline soils, such as salt marshes and beach scrub, with other halophytes such as saltgrass...
- Atriplex welshii
- Atriplex wolfii
- Atriplex wrightii
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