[The Amaranth and Goosefoot Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Orache and Saltbush West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Atriplex

Fat Hen, Hastate Orache, Thinleaf Orache: Atriplex prostrata (Synonyms: Atriplex hastata, Atriplex patula var. hastata, Atriplex triangularis)

Fat hen as photographed on the beach next to Mo's Restaurant in Lincoln City, OR.......October 7, 2009.

Rillscale, Saline Saltbush, Thickleaf Orache: Atriplex dioica (Synonyms: Atriplex patula var. subspicata, Atriplex subspicata) -

Gmelin's Orache, Gmelin's Saltbush, Obtuse Leaf Saltbush: Atriplex gmelinii var. gmelinii (Synonyms: Atriplex gmelinii var. zosterifolia, Atriplex patula var. obtusa, Atriplex patula var. zosteraefolia, Atriplex patula var. zosterifolia) -

Orach, Russian Atriplex Orach: Atriplex heteropserma -

French Spinach, Garden Orache, Orache: Atriplex hortensis (Synonym: Atriplex nitens) -

Grassleaf Orache, Narrow-leaved Orache: Atriplex littoralis (Synonym: Atriplex patula var. littoralis) -

Baltic Saltbush, Long-stalked Orache: Atriplex longipes (Synonyms: Atriplex longipes ssp. praecox, Atriplex praecox) -

Common Orache, Halberdleaf Orache, Spear Orache, Spear Oracle, Spear Saltbush, Spreading Orache: Atriplex patula (Synonyms: Atriplex hastata ssp. patula, Atriplex hastata var. patula, Atriplex patula var. patula) -

Fat Hen, Hastate Orache, Thinleaf Orache: Atriplex prostrata (Synonyms: Atriplex hastata, Atriplex patula var. hastata, Atriplex triangularis) -

Red Orache, Tumbling Orache, Tumbling Saltweed: Atriplex rosea -


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