E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Atriplex dioica (Nutt.) J.F. Macbr.
saline orache (thinleaf orache)
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)
(Previously in Chenopodiaceae)

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Distribution of Atriplex dioica
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Additional Notes

"The genus Atriplex, commonly called orache, atriplex or saltbush, of the family Chenopodiaceae (the goosefoot family), comprises nearly 200 species. The genus has a worldwide distribution, occurring on all continents except Antarctica. Most of the species are halophytes of coastal or inland saline habitats; a few are widespread ruderals of disturbed ground." (Bassett et al. 1983).

References

Bassett, I. J., C. W. Crompton, J. McNeill and P. M. Taschereau. 1983. The genus Atriplex (Chenopodiaceae) in Canada. Monograph #31, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa.

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