Atriplex rosea
Tumbling saltbush, Red orache, Redscale saltweed, Redscale saltbush, Tumbling orach Taxonomy
Synonyms: Subspecific taxa: Classification:
Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI Species Distribution
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Absent: Not known from county Medium confidence: Medium or unknown confidence; often old records or unverifiable observations Medium-high confidence: Often observations by expert botanists High confidence: Often vouchered herbarium records Planted / introduced: Native species introduced outside historic range, or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations) Historic / extirpated: Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated (Note that this category is not yet functional) North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON
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Species Status
Status/Listing: No Information Notes: Origin: Europe
Species Description
General: Dicot-herb, annual Roots: primary Shoots: alternate leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; entire, dentate leaf margin; Pinnate leaf venation; oblong, lanceolate, cordate leaf shape Inflorescence: spike, other Flowers: unisexual, monoecious; 3 merous; incomplete, not petals; hypogynous ovary position Fruit: achene Physiology: autotrophic; C4 C02 fixation Reproduction: sexual
Ecology & Natural History
Habitat: Species is distributed in alkaline soils; wastes. It is also distributed in salt-impregnated soils along saline or sulfur springs, and in wastes, and along railroads. ILPIN Notes: In some western states, plant is considered as an important hayfever plant. Regarding flower merous, it may be 3 or 5. Functional Relationships:
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