Atriplex subspicata is a species of saltbush

Atriplex

Atriplex is a plant genus of 100-200 species, known by the common names of saltbush and orache . The genus is quite variable and widely distributed. It includes many desert and seashore plants and halophytes, as well as plants of moist environments...

 known by the common names saline saltbush and halberdleaf orach. It is native to much of the United States and southern Canada, where it most often grows in saline and alkaline soils.

Description

This is an annual herb which varies in appearance, growing erect to heights between 0.5 and 1.5 meters with a greenish striate stem. The greenish or reddish leaves are lance-shaped to arrowhead-shaped and may exceed 8 centimeters in length. The male and female flowers are borne in small, hard clusters.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile