UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Atriplex argentea

Atriplex longipes

silver orache, silverscale orache

long-stalked orache, Baltic saltbush

Atriplex argentea

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