| Atriplex subspicata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Atriplex |
| Species: | A. subspicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb. |
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Atriplex subspicata is a species of saltbush 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.
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.