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[The taxonomy of the Genus Atriplex is extremely difficult, and remains in a state of flux. Compounding the problem is the fact that even specialists tend to have trouble identifying individual specimens.

This page should therefore be regarded as a "work in progress"]

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Atriplex dioica [= Atriplex subspicata]
Atriplex cf. glabriuscula
Atriplex cf. glabriuscula
Atriplex cf. glabriuscula
Atriplex nudicaulis [= Atriplex praecox]
Atriplex patula
Atriplex prostrata
Atriplex prostrata
Atriplex cf. prostrata
Atriplex cf. prostrata
Atriplex prostrata group
Atriplex prostrata group
Atriplex sp.
Atriplex sp.
Atriplex sp.
Atriplex sp.
Atriplex sp.
Atriplex sp.
Atriplex sp.
Atriplex sp.
Atriplex sp.
Atriplex sp.

Atriplex cf. glabriuscula Edmondston [Final identification pending] [Shoe Cove #1] - Smooth Orache [NF - LAB]

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove Beach. Upper beach. 100 metres from sea. Cobble. August 27, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles

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Atriplex cf. glabriuscula Edmonston [Final identification pending] [Spaniard's Bay Spit #1]  -  Smooth Orache - [NF, LAB]

Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Gravel spit off beach. High beach. 10-20 metres from sea. Cobble. September, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Tip of Flowering Stem
Tip of Flowering Stem with Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles and Leaf
Bracteoles and Leaves
Whole Plant

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Atriplex cf. glabriuscula Edmondston [Final identification pending] [Spaniard's Bay Beach North #3]  -  Smooth Orache - [NF, LAB]

Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Beach, north end. Cobble beach. September 8, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Leaf

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Atriplex nudicaulis Boguslaw [= Atriplex praecox Hülph.] [Spaniard's Bay Spit #2a]  -  Baltic Saltbush - [NF - RARE]

Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Gravel spit off beach. Tidal zone. Estuary shoreline. August 18, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles and Upper Leaves
Bracteoles and Leaves
Leaves
Whole Plant
Whole Plant

Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Gravel spit off beach. Tidal zone. Estuary shoreline. September 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowering Stem
Flowering Stem

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Atriplex patula L.  -  Spreading Orache, Spearscale [NF] [i]

St. John's, Newfoundland. Duckworth Street. Sidewalk plant. October 26, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles

St. John's, Newfoundland. Bond Street. Sidewalk plant. August 30, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Whole Plant in Habitat

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Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC. in Lam. & DC. [Final identification pending] [Spaniard's Bay Spit #4] - Prostrate Orache [NF]

Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Gravel spit off beach. Estuary shoreline. Mid-beach. Cobble-shingle. September 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowering Branch
Flowering Branch
Leaf and Flowering Branch
Leaves and Flowering Branch
Leaves and Flowering Branches - Suaeda behind

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Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC. in Lam. & DC. [Final identification pending] [South River #1]  -  Prostrate Orache [NF]

South River/Clarke's Beach, Newfoundland. Estuary shoreline. Cobble beach. August 18, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Tip of Flowering Stem
Tip of Flowering Stem
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles and Leaf
Leaf
Whole Plant
Whole Plant

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Atriplex cf. prostrata Boucher ex DC. in Lam. & DC. [Final identification pending] [Bristol's Hope]  -  Prostrate Orache [NF]

Bristol's Hope, Newfoundland. Between beach and barasway. August 17, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowering Branch
Flowering Branches
Leaf

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Atriplex cf. prostrata Boucher ex DC. in Lam. & DC. [Final identification pending] [Spaniard's Bay Beach North #4]  - 

South Dildo, Newfoundland. Shingle beach at mouth of small river, at tide line. August 14, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles

Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Beach, north end. Shingle beach at mouth of small river, at tide line. September 8, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Leaf and Flower Bracteoles
Leaf and Flower Bracteoles

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Atriplex prostrata group [possibly A. glabriuscula Edmondston, var. franktonii (Taschereau) Welsh] [Final identification pending] [Spaniard's Bay Beach North #1]  - 

Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Beach, north end. Bouldery area just above cobble beach. August 31, 2003. [Very large specimen!] [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Leaf
Leaves
Whole Plant

Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Beach, north end. Bouldery area just above cobble beach. September 8, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles and Leaf
Leaf

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Atriplex prostrata group [Final identification pending] [Spaniard's Bay Spit #2b]  - 

Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Gravel spit off beach. Cobble Beach. October 6, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Leaves and Bracteoles
Leaves and Dry Bracteoles
Whole Plant
Whole Plant

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Atriplex prostrata group [Final identification pending] [Spaniard's Bay Beach North #5]  - 

Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Beach, north end. Shingle beach at mouth of small river, at tide line. September 8, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles

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Atriplex sp. [Final identification pending] [Spaniard's Bay Spit #3]  - 

Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Gravel spit off beach. Estuary shoreline. Upper beach. Cobble-shingle. October 6, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles and Leaves
Bracteoles and Leaves
Whole Plant

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Atriplex sp. [Final identification pending] [Spaniard's Bay Beach North #2]  - 

Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Beach, north end. Cobble. September 8, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles

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Atriplex sp. [Final identification pending] [South River #2]  - 

South River/Clarke's Beach, Newfoundland. Cobble beach just above high tide mark. Near rivermouth. September 7, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Red Stem Swellings
Leaf
Whole Plant in Habitat

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Atriplex sp. [Final identification pending] [South River #3]  - 

South River/Clarke's Beach, Newfoundland. Cobble beach just above high tide mark. Near rivermouth. September 7, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles

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Atriplex sp. [Final identification pending] [Garnish #1]  - 

Garnish/Frenchmen's Cove, Newfoundland. Upper cobble beach, below beachgrass zone. September 22, 2002. [Erect Plant!] [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles

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Atriplex sp. [Final identification pending] [Garnish #2]  - 

Garnish/Frenchmen's Cove, Newfoundland. Upper cobble beach, below beachgrass zone. September 22, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Whole Plant

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Atriplex sp. [Final identification pending] [Garnish #3]  - 

Garnish/Frenchmen's Cove, Newfoundland. Upper cobble beach, below beachgrass zone. September 22, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Whole Plant

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Atriplex sp. [Final identification pending] [Garnish #4]  - 

Garnish/Frenchmen's Cove, Newfoundland. Upper cobble beach, below beachgrass zone. September 22, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles and Leaves
Whole Plant
Whole Plant

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Atriplex sp. [Final identification pending] [Garnish #5]  - 

Garnish/Frenchmen's Cove, Newfoundland. Upper cobble beach, below beachgrass zone. September 22, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Leaves

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Atriplex sp. [Final identification pending] [Garnish #6]  - 

Garnish/Frenchmen's Cove, Newfoundland. Beach. Upper cobble beach, below beachgrass zone. September 22, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles and Leaves

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Atriplex sp. [Final identification pending]  - 

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove Beach. Upper beach. 100 metres from sea. Cobble. October 1, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Bracteoles
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Flowering Stem
Flowering Stem
Whole Plant

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Atriplex sp. [Final identification pending]  - 

Argentia, Newfoundland. Near Latine Point. Just above beach. Disturbed area. Near Tillaea aquatica occurrence. September 20, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]

Bracteole
Leafy Inflorescence
Leafy Inflorescence
Whole Plant

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Atriplex sp. [Final identification pending]  - 

Salvage, Newfoundland. Beach, below brown scree slope. September 16, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]

Ovary within Bracts
Bracted Fruit
Fruiting Inflorescence
Fruiting Inflorescence
Fruiting Inflorescence
Fruiting Inflorescence
Fruiting Inflorescence
Fruiting Branches
Fruiting Branches

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