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Saltbushes
Atriplex
Atriplex (/ˈætrɪplɛks/) is a plant genus of 250–300 species, known by the common names of saltbush and orache (or orach). It belongs to the subfamily Chenopodioideae of the family Amaranthaceae (which include the Chenopodiaceae of the Cronquist system). The genus is quite variable and widely distributed. It includes many desert and seashore plants and halophytes, as well as plants of moist environments. The generic name originated in Latin and was applied by Pliny the Elder to...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Fourwing Saltbush
speciesAtriplex canescens
Creeping Saltbush
speciesAtriplex prostrata
big saltbush
speciesAtriplex lentiformis
Common Orache
speciesAtriplex patula
berry saltbush
speciesAtriplex semibaccata
Sea-purslane
speciesAtriplex portulacoides
Shining Orache
speciesAtriplex sagittata
Desert Holly
speciesAtriplex hymenelytra
Tatrian Saltbush
speciesAtriplex tatarica
Shadscale Saltbush
speciesAtriplex confertifolia
Cattle Saltbush
speciesAtriplex polycarpa
Mediterranean Saltbush
speciesAtriplex halimus
Grey Saltbush
speciesAtriplex cinerea
Grass-leaved Orache
speciesAtriplex littoralis
Russian atriplex
speciesAtriplex micrantha
beach saltbush
speciesAtriplex leucophylla
sprawling saltbush
speciesAtriplex suberecta
Gardner's Saltbush
speciesAtriplex gardneri
Lindley's Saltbush
speciesAtriplex lindleyi
Frosted Orache
speciesAtriplex laciniata
Old Man Saltbush
speciesAtriplex nummularia
Oblong-leaf Orache
speciesAtriplex oblongifolia
Sonoran saltbush
speciesAtriplex barclayana
garden orache
speciesAtriplex hortensis
Maximowicz's Saltbush
speciesAtriplex maximowicziana
Atriplex rusbyi
speciesAtriplex rusbyi
Annual Shining Atriplex
speciesAtriplex aucheri
Wheelscale Saltbush
speciesAtriplex elegans
Atriplex verrucifera
speciesAtriplex verrucifera
Marsh Saltbush
speciesAtriplex paludosa
Waxy Saltbush
speciesAtriplex glauca
South American Saltbush
speciesAtriplex lampa
Crested Saltbush
speciesAtriplex pentandra
silverscale
speciesAtriplex argentea
Gmelin's Saltbush
speciesAtriplex gmelinii
Pop Saltbush
speciesAtriplex holocarpa
Watson's Saltbush
speciesAtriplex watsonii
Atriplex julacea
speciesAtriplex julacea
bladder saltbush
speciesAtriplex vesicaria
Mueller's Saltbush
speciesAtriplex muelleri
south coast saltscale
speciesAtriplex pacifica
Torrey's Saltbush
speciesAtriplex torreyi
Parry's Saltbush
speciesAtriplex parryi
Babington's Orache
speciesAtriplex glabriuscula
Cape Saltbush
speciesAtriplex vestita
spiny saltbush
speciesAtriplex spinifera
Atriplex cana
speciesAtriplex cana
Kidney Saltbush
speciesAtriplex stipitata
Atriplex buchananii
speciesAtriplex buchananii
Pedunculate Sea-purslane
speciesAtriplex pedunculata
tumbling orache
speciesAtriplex rosea
thickleaf orach
speciesAtriplex dioica
Coulter's saltbush
speciesAtriplex coulteri
Atriplex patens
speciesAtriplex patens
Sack Saltbush
speciesAtriplex saccaria
Mat saltbush
speciesAtriplex corrugata
Atriplex sibirica
speciesAtriplex sibirica
Atriplex intracontinentalis
speciesAtriplex intracontinentalis
Pop Saltbush
speciesAtriplex spongiosa
Australian Orache
speciesAtriplex australasica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Latin Herbal
1484 · p.43
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.632
On the Virtues of Herbs
Macer Floridus · 1150 · p.141
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1484 · p.73
Herbarius latinus (with French synonyms)
1486 · p.45
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1486 · p.44
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.51
Herbal of Virtues
1499 · p.43
Garden of Health
1507 · p.43
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.30
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.152
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.153
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 58112.