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Atriplex  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 20505

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): saltbush
 
    saltbush species
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: 1999    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassMagnoliopsida  -- dicots, dicotylédones, dicotyledons  
             SubclassCaryophyllidae   
                OrderCaryophyllales   
                   FamilyChenopodiaceae  -- chénopodes, goosefoot  
                      GenusAtriplex L. -- saltbush, saltbush species  
    Direct Children:  
                         Subspecies Atriplex patula ssp. patula L. -- spear saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex acadiensis Taschereau -- maritime saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex acanthocarpa (Torr.) S. Wats. -- tubercled saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex alaskensis S. Wats. -- Alaska orache 
                         Species Atriplex X aptera A. Nels. (pro sp.) -- moundscale 
                         Species Atriplex argentea Nutt. -- silverscale, silverscale saltbush, silverscale saltweed 
                         Species Atriplex asterocarpa Stutz, Chu & Sanderson -- Chinle saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex barclayana (Benth.) D. Dietr. -- Barclay's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex bonnevillensis C.A. Hanson -- Bonneville saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex californica Moq. -- California saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. -- fourwing saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frém.) S. Wats. -- shadscale, shadscale saltbush, spiny saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex cordulata Jepson -- heartscale 
                         Species Atriplex coronata S. Wats. -- crownscale 
                         Species Atriplex corrugata S. Wats. -- mat saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex coulteri (Moq.) D. Dietr. -- Coulter's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex cristata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. -- crested saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex cuneata A. Nels. -- Castlevalley saltbush, valley saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex depressa Jepson -- brittlescale 
                         Species Atriplex drymarioides Standl. -- seashore saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex eardleyae Aellen -- small saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D. Dietr. -- wheelscale, wheelscale saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex erecticaulis Stutz, Chu & Sanderson -- erectstem saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex falcata (M.E. Jones) Standl. -- sickle saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex franktonii Taschereau -- Frankton's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex fruticulosa Jepson -- ball saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr. -- Gardner's saltbush, Gardners saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex garrettii Rydb. -- Garrett saltbush, Garrett's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex glabriuscula Edmondston -- Scotland orache 
                         Species Atriplex gmelinii C.A. Mey. ex Bong. -- Gmelin's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex graciliflora M.E. Jones -- slenderflower saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex griffithsii Standl. -- Griffiths saltbush, Griffiths' saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex halimus L. -- saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex holocarpa F. Muell. -- pop saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex hortensis L. -- garden orach, garden orache 
                         Species Atriplex hymenelytra (Torr.) S. Wats. -- desert holly, desertholly, Yuma desert holly 
                         Species Atriplex joaquiniana A. Nels. -- San Joaquin saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex johnsonii   
                         Species Atriplex johnstonii C.B. Wolf -- Johnson's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex klebergorum M.C. Johnston -- Kleberg's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex laciniata L. -- frosted orache 
                         Species Atriplex lampa (Moq.) Gillies ex Small -- South American saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. -- big saltbush, quailbush 
                         Species Atriplex leucophylla (Moq.) D. Dietr. -- beach saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex lindleyi Moq. -- Lindley's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex littoralis L. -- grassleaf orache 
                         Species Atriplex matamorensis A. Nels. -- Matamoros saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex maximowicziana Makino -- Maximowicz's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex micrantha Ledeb. -- two-scale saltbush, twoscale orache, twoscale saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex minuscula Standl. -- lesser saltscale 
                         Species Atriplex minuticarpa Stutz & Chu -- Tununk saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex muelleri Benth. -- Mueller's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex navajoensis C.A. Hanson -- Navajo saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex X neomexicana Standl. (pro sp.) -- New Mexico saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex nitens Schkuhr -- hoary orache 
                         Species Atriplex nudicaulis Boguslaw -- Baltic saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex nummularia Lindl. -- bluegreen saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex nuttallii S. Wats. -- Nuttall's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex oblongifolia Waldst. & Kit. -- oblongleaf orache 
                         Species Atriplex obovata Moq. -- mound saltbush, silver saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex X odontoptera Rydb. (pro sp.)  
                         Species Atriplex pachypoda Stutz & Chu -- thickfoot saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex pacifica A. Nels. -- Davidson's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex parishii S. Wats. -- Parish's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex parryi S. Wats. -- Parry's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex patula L. -- halberd-leaf orache, spear saltbush, spear saltweed 
                         Species Atriplex persistens Stutz & Chu -- Sacramento saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex phyllostegia (Torr. ex S. Wats.) S. Wats. -- arrow saltbush, arrow saltweed, leafcover saltweed 
                         Species Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Wats. -- cattle saltbush, desert saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex portulacoides L.  
                         Species Atriplex powellii S. Wats. -- Powell saltbush, Powell's orache, Powell's saltweed 
                         Species Atriplex prostrata Bouchér ex DC. -- hastate orache, triangle orache 
                         Species Atriplex pusilla (Torr. ex S. Wats.) S. Wats. -- smallscale, smooth saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex rhagodioides F. Muell. -- saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex rosea L. -- redscale saltbush, redscale saltweed, tumbling orache, tumbling saltweed 
                         Species Atriplex saccaria S. Wats. -- sack saltbush, sack saltweed, stalked orache 
                         Species Atriplex semibaccata R. Br. -- Australian saltbush, Australian saltweed 
                         Species Atriplex serenana A. Nels. -- bracted saltweed, bractscale 
                         Species Atriplex sibirica L. -- Siberian saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex spinifera J.F. Macbr. -- spinescale saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex suberecta I. Verd. -- peregrine saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb. -- halberdleaf orach, orach saltbush, saline saltbush, spearscale, spreading orach 
                         Species Atriplex subtilis Stutz & Chu  
                         Species Atriplex tatarica L. -- Tatarian orache 
                         Species Atriplex tenuissima A. Nels. -- slender saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex texana S. Wats. -- Texas saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex torreyi (S. Wats.) S. Wats. -- Torrey saltbush, Torrey's quailbush, Torrey's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex tridentata Kuntze -- basin saltbush, trident saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex truncata (Torr. ex S. Wats.) Gray -- wedgescale saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex tularensis Coville -- Tulare saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex vallicola Hoover -- Lost Hills saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex vesicaria Heward ex Benth. -- aboriginal saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex wardii Standl. -- Ward's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex watsonii A. Nels. -- Watson's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex welshii C.A. Hanson -- Welsh's saltbush 
                         Species Atriplex wolfii S. Wats. -- Wolf's saltweed 
                         Species Atriplex wrightii S. Wats. -- Wright saltbush, Wright's saltbush 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Atriplex   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Atriplex   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Atriplex   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
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