Stutzia covillei Calflora

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Taxon Report

Stutzia covillei (Standl.) E.H. Zacharias

Coville's orach

2016 Steve Matson

2023 Olesya Konovalova

2016 Angelique Herman

Stutzia covillei is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Atriplex phyllostegia


	Plant Range Observation Search ~234 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Alkali Sink, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Atriplex covillei
JEF	Atriplex phyllostegia

Information about Stutzia covillei from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora 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 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Genus Change: Formerly part of genus Atriplex and transferred to Stutzia in 2010.[2] (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

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: 11/23/2024).