[Orache and Saltbush: The Genus Atriplex West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Fat Hen, Hastate Orache, Thinleaf Orache

Atriplex prostrata

Synonyms: Atriplex hastata, Atriplex patula var. hastata, Atriplex triangularis

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.

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

Close-ups of the stem leaves of fat hen as photographed on the beach next to Mo's Restaurant in Lincoln City, OR........October 7, 2009.

Inflorescence of Fat Hen, Hastate Orache, Thinleaf Orache: Atriplex prostrata (Synonyms: Atriplex hastata, Atriplex patula var. hastata, Atriplex triangularis) -- Close-up of the inflorescence of Fat Hen, Hastate Orache, Thinleaf Orache: Atriplex prostrata (Synonyms: Atriplex hastata, Atriplex patula var. hastata, Atriplex triangularis)

Close-ups of the leafy inflorescence of fat hen. Note the conical tubercles on the sides of the female bracts. Photographed on the beach next to Mo's Restaurant in Lincoln City, OR........October 7, 2009.
Paul Slichter