Atriplex dioica Calflora

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Taxon Report

Atriplex dioica Raf.

Spike saltbush

2020 Susan McDougall

Atriplex dioica is an annual herb that is native to California.

also called Atriplex subspicata


	Plant Range Observation Search ~35 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands:
Arid West: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs in non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Atriplex patula var. subspicata
JEF	Atriplex subspicata
JEF	Chenopodium subspicatum

Information about Atriplex dioica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ENDI) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).