Atriplex patula
Atriplex patula (spear saltbush; common orache; spear orach; spreading orach; /ˈɒrətʃ/[1]) is a ruderal, circumboreal species of annual herbaceous plants in the genus Atriplex naturalized in many temperate regions.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Atriplex |
| Species: | A. patula |
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Atriplex patula, female flower with bracteoles and seed
Although it is commonly asserted that Atriplex patula has been naturalized in North America only since the eighteenth century,[2][3] seeds ascribed to this species occur on the west coast of North America in buried marsh deposits that predate European contact.,[4][5]
References
- "orache". Oxford English Dictionary third edition. Oxford University Press. June 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- Atriplex patula in Flora of North America
- USDA PLANTS Profile
- Sherrod BL, 2001. Geological Society of America Bulletin 113, 1299-1311.
- Milker Y, et al., 2016. Quaternary Science Reviews 142, 143-163.
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