Extriplex californica Calflora

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Taxon Report

Extriplex californica (Moq.) E.H. Zacharias

California orach

Extriplex californica is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Atriplex californica


	Plant Range Observation Search ~727 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Salt Marsh, Coastal Sage Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Atriplex californica
PLANTS	Atriplex californica

Information about Extriplex californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. 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] Monoecious or Dioecious: The plant may be monoecious or dioecious, with some plants having both male and female flower types, and others having just one. Both types of inflorescence are rough clusters of tiny flowers. (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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).