Atriplex patula Calflora

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Taxon Report

Atriplex patula L.

Fat hen, Fathen saltweed, Spear orache, Spear oracle

2011 Jean Pawek

2009 Daniel D Miller

2011 Jean Pawek

1999 Beatrice F. Howitt California Academy of Sciences

Atriplex patula is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (52 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Atriplex
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Salt Marsh, Alkali Sink, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Atriplex hastata ssp. patula
JEF	Atriplex hastata var. patula
PLANTS	Atriplex patula var. bracteata
PLANTS	Atriplex patula var. erecta
PLANTS	Atriplex patula var. japonica
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More information about Atriplex patula


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ATPA4) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 08/18/2022).