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Atriplex L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 20505

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):
	Common Name(s):	saltbush [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2014

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Superorder	Caryophyllanae
	Order	Caryophyllales
	Family	Amaranthaceae – pigweed, amaranthes
	Genus	Atriplex L. – saltbush
		Direct Children:
	Species	Atriplex acanthocarpa (Torr.) S. Watson – tubercled saltbush
	Species	Atriplex amnicola Paul G. Wilson – swamp saltbush
	Species	Atriplex argentea Nutt. – silverscale, silverscale saltweed, silverscale saltbush
	Species	Atriplex atacamensis Phil. – cachiyuyo
	Species	Atriplex barclayana (Benth.) D. Dietr. – Barclay's saltbush
	Species	Atriplex bunburyana F. Muell. – silver saltbush
	Species	Atriplex calotheca (Rafn) Fr. – halberdleaf orach
	Species	Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. – fourwing saltbush
	Species	Atriplex cinerea Poir. – gray saltbush
	Species	Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frém.) S. Watson – shadscale, spiny saltbush, shadscale saltbush
	Species	Atriplex coquimbana Phil.
	Species	Atriplex cordifolia J.M. Black
	Species	Atriplex cordulata Jeps. – heartscale
	Species	Atriplex coronata S. Watson – crownscale
	Species	Atriplex corrugata S. Watson – mat saltbush
	Species	Atriplex coulteri (Moq.) D. Dietr. – Coulter's saltbush
	Species	Atriplex cristata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. – crested saltbush
	Species	Atriplex dioica Raf. – saline saltbush
	Species	Atriplex eardleyae Aellen – small saltbush
	Species	Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D. Dietr. – wheelscale, wheelscale saltbush
	Species	Atriplex farinosa Forssk.
	Species	Atriplex fruticulosa Jeps. – ball saltbush
	Species	Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr. – Gardner's saltbush
	Species	Atriplex garrettii Rydb. – Garrett's saltbush
	Species	Atriplex glabriuscula Edmondston – Scotland orache
	Species	Atriplex glauca L. – waxy saltbush
	Species	Atriplex gmelinii C.A. Mey. ex Bong. – Gmelin's saltbush
	Species	Atriplex graciliflora M.E. Jones – slenderflower saltbush
	Species	Atriplex halimus L. – saltbush
	Species	Atriplex holocarpa F. Muell. – pop saltbush
	Species	Atriplex hortensis L. – garden orach, garden orache, mountain-spinach, bledos moles, armuelle mole
	Species	Atriplex hymenelytra (Torr.) S. Watson – Yuma desert holly, desert holly, desertholly
	Species	Atriplex klebergorum M.C. Johnst. – Kleberg's saltbush
	Species	Atriplex laciniata L. – frosted orache
	Species	Atriplex lampa (Moq.) Gillies ex Small – South American saltbush
	Species	Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Watson – quailbush, big saltbush
	Species	Atriplex leptocarpa F. Muell. – slender-fruit saltbush
	Species	Atriplex leucoclada Boiss.
	Species	Atriplex leucophylla (Moq.) D. Dietr. – beach saltbush
	Species	Atriplex lindleyi Moq. – Lindley's saltbush
	Species	Atriplex linearis S. Watson – thinleaf fourwing saltbush
	Species	Atriplex littoralis L. – grassleaf orache
	Species	Atriplex malvana Aellen & Sauvage
	Species	Atriplex matamorensis A. Nelson – Matamoros saltbush
	Species	Atriplex maximowicziana Makino – Maximowicz's saltbush
	Species	Atriplex micrantha Ledeb. – two-scale saltbush, twoscale orache, twoscale saltbush
	Species	Atriplex mucronata Raf. – quelite
	Species	Atriplex muelleri Benth. – Mueller's saltbush
	Species	Atriplex X neomexicana Standl. (pro. sp.) – New Mexico saltbush
	Species	Atriplex nudicaulis Boguslaw – Baltic saltbush
	Species	Atriplex nummularia Lindl. – bluegreen saltbush
	Species	Atriplex oblongifolia Waldst. & Kit. – oblongleaf orache
	Species	Atriplex obovata Moq. – silver saltbush, mound saltbush
	Species	Atriplex X odontoptera Rydb. (pro. sp.)
	Species	Atriplex pacifica A. Nelson – Davidson's saltbush, south coast saltbush
	Species	Atriplex paludosa R. Br. – marsh saltbush
	Species	Atriplex parishii S. Watson – Parrish's brittlescale, Parish's saltbush
	Species	Atriplex parryi S. Watson – Parry's saltbush
	Species	Atriplex patula L. – halberd-leaf orache, spear saltweed, spear saltbush, spear orach, spear-scale, spreading orache
	Species	Atriplex phyllostegia (Torr. ex S. Watson) S. Watson – arrow saltbush, arrow saltweed, leafcover saltweed
	Species	Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Watson – desert saltbush, cattle saltbush
	Species	Atriplex portulacoides L.
	Species	Atriplex powellii S. Watson – Powell's saltbush, Powell's orache, Powell's saltweed
	Species	Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC. – hastate orache, triangle orache
	Species	Atriplex pseudocampanulata Aellen
	Species	Atriplex pusilla (Torr. ex S. Watson) S. Watson – smallscale, smooth saltbush
	Species	Atriplex repanda Phil.
	Species	Atriplex rhagodioides F. Muell. – saltbush, silver saltbush
	Species	Atriplex rosea L. – redscale saltbush, tumbling orache, redscale saltweed, tumbling saltweed
	Species	Atriplex saccaria S. Watson – stalked orache, sack saltweed, sack saltbush
	Species	Atriplex semibaccata R. Br. – Australian saltweed, Australian saltbush
	Species	Atriplex serenana A. Nelson ex Abrams – bracted saltweed, bractscale
	Species	Atriplex sibirica L. – Siberian saltbush
	Species	Atriplex spinifera J.F. Macbr. – spinescale saltbush
	Species	Atriplex spongiosa F. Muell. – pop saltbush
	Species	Atriplex suberecta I. Verd. – peregrine saltbush
	Species	Atriplex tatarica L. – Tatarian orache
	Species	Atriplex torreyi (S. Watson) S. Watson – Torrey saltbush, Torrey's quailbush, Torrey's saltbush
	Species	Atriplex truncata (Torr. ex S. Watson) A. Gray – wedgescale saltbush
	Species	Atriplex tularensis Coville – Tulare saltbush, Bakersfield saltbush
	Species	Atriplex undulata (Moq.) D. Dietr.
	Species	Atriplex verrucifera M. Bieb.
	Species	Atriplex vesicaria Heward ex Benth. – aboriginal saltbush
	Species	Atriplex watsonii A. Nelson ex Abrams – Watson's saltbush, Watson's orach
	Species	Atriplex wolfii S. Watson – Wolf's saltweed
	Species	Atriplex wrightii S. Watson – Wright's saltbush

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	Source:	Amaranthaceae and Phytolaccaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)
	Acquired:	2011
	Notes:	Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
	Reference for:	Atriplex

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
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	Reference for:	Atriplex

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Atriplex

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Atriplex

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