OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Atriplex prostrata   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Atriplex prostrata   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-04-002?:

Atriplex patula   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Thinleaf Orach, Fat-hen, Triangle Orach


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Atriplex prostrata   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Atriplex prostrata   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-04-002?:
Atriplex patula   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3067

Forb
Annual
Monoecious

Habitat: Marsh edges, brackish flats, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia?

Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare in GA)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Lowermost opposite, others alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
5 sepals in staminate flowers, absent in pistillate flowers
Petals absent
5 stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Utricle

 

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