Atriplex hortensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Atriplex hortensis L.

Garden orach saltweed, Garden orache

Atriplex hortensis is an annual herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~12 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Atriplex
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 Salt Marsh, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Atriplex acuminata
PLANTS	Atriplex hortensis ssp. nitens
PLANTS	Atriplex hortensis var. atrosanguinea
PLANTS	Atriplex hortensis var. rubra
JEF + PLANTS	Atriplex nitens

Information about Atriplex hortensis from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ATHO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).