Atriplex leucophylla

Atriplex leucophylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Chenopodioideae
Tribus: Chenopodieae (incl. Atripliceae)
Genus: Atriplex
Species: Atriplex leucophylla

Name

Atriplex leucophylla (Moq.) D.Dietr., Syn. Pl. [D. Dietrich] 5: 536 (1852).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Obione leucophylla Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 109 (1849).
    • Type: USA (California): San Francisco, G.W. Barclay s.n. Holotype: K.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Southwestern U.S.A. California Mexico Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sonora References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dietrich, D.N.F. 1852. Synopsis plantarum: seu, Enumeratio systematica plantarum plerumque adhuc cognitarum cum differentiis specificis et synonymis selectis ad modum Persoonii elaborata. Sectio 5. Vimariae: B. F. Voigtii. BHL Reference page. 
• Moquin-Tandon, A. 1849. Salsolaceae. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.): Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 13(2): 41–219. Masson, Paris. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Welsh, S.L.
• eFloras 2008. Atriplex leucophylla in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Atriplex leucophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan. 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Atriplex leucophylla. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 24 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: beach saltbush, Whiteleaf orach

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