Atriplex elegans Calflora

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Taxon Report

Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D. Dietr.

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2017 Keir Morse

2017 Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen

2016 Brian Bielfelt

2017 Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen

2016 Brian Bielfelt

2004 James M. Andre

2017 Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~166 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. elegans ... var. fasciculata
Genus:	Atriplex
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Obione elegans
JEF	Obione radiata

Information about Atriplex elegans from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ATEL) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation 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: 11/30/2024).