Atriplex glabriuscula

Atriplex glabriuscula, common names Scotland orache, smooth orache, Babington's orache or seaside orach (/ˈɒrə/)[1] is an Atriplex species native to North America and northern Europe. It is an annual.[2]

Atriplex glabriuscula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Atriplex
Species:
A. glabriuscula
Binomial name
Atriplex glabriuscula
Edmondston

Conservation status in the United States

It is listed as a species of special concern in Connecticut[3] and Rhode Island, and as endangered in New York (state).[4]

References

  1. "orache". Oxford English Dictionary third edition. Oxford University Press. June 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. "Plants Profile for Atriplex glabriuscula (Scotland orache )". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 31 December 2017.(Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
  4. "Plants Profile for Atriplex glabriuscula (Scotland orache )". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 26 January 2018.


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