Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC.

Locations ofAtriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC. in Virginia

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Family
Chenopodiaceae
Botanical Name
Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC.
Common Name
Halberd-leaf Orach, Thin-leaf Orach, Triangle Orach
Synonym(s)
Atriplex triangularis Willd.
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC.
Comments
Habitat
Oligohaline to mesohaline tidal marshes, salt scrub, overwash flats, brackish interdune swales, and disturbed tidal shores. This species is apparently confined to and frequent in maritime and estuarine zones of the outer Coastal Plain. Probably introduced in North America
Native Status
Introduced

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