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silver orache, silverscale orache

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Atriplex argentea

Atriplex argentea var. rydbergii

Flowering time July-September
Habitat Dry or alkaline soil.
Distribution
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; central British Columbia to California, east to the Great Plains.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
A. canescens, A. dioica, A. gardneri, A. gmelinii, A. heterosperma, A. hortensis, A. littoralis, A. longipes, A. oblongifolia, A. patula, A. prostrata, A. rosea, A. semibaccata, A. truncata
A. argentea var. argentea
Subordinate taxa
A. argentea var. argentea
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