Atriplex rosea L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Amaranthaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Erect, usually much-branched, to 2 m; lvs lanceolate to rhombic- ovate, to 7 cm, deeply sinuate-dentate, thinly gray-scurfy; staminate fls in the uppermost axils and in terminal spikes less than 1 cm; pistillate fls axillary; fruiting bracteoles broadly ovate to rhombic, 4–10 mm long and wide, conspicuously dentate, united to the middle, the central part indurate; tubercles none to several; veins conspicuous, many with free tips; 2n=18. Native of Eurasia, established as a weed in alkaline soil in w. U.S. and occasionally found in waste places in our range.
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Common Names
red orache