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A number of idiosyncratic characters are used in the identification of the species of Atriplex. Many important characters are associated with the mature fruits. The fruit is closely invested by 2 bracteoles, which are variously shaped and ornamented. Mature seeds are dimorphic in most of our species [but not this one], with larger brown seeds and smaller black seeds. The radicle of the seeds is variously apical, lateral, or basal... Read more in Weakley's Flora (2023).

This species and A. mucronata are closely related, and have been variously treated as species, subspecies, varieties, and forms, per Weakley's Flora (2023).

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INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Atriplex cristata   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-04-001:

Atriplex arenaria   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Seabeach Orach

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Atriplex pentandra   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Atriplex cristata   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-04-001:
Atriplex arenaria   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae