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Spreading Orach, Halberd-Leaf Orach, Spearscale, Orach Saltbush

Atriplex subspicata (Nutt.) Rydb.

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)

▲▼ seedlings, young plants

▲ young plant leaves

▲ immature plant

▲▼ mature plants in barley field in North Dakota

▲ flowering stem

*      Spreading Orach, Halberd-leaf Orach:  (pp. 252-253 in Weeds of the Great Plains, not in Weeds of the Northeast)

o   Has triangular-shaped leaves with lobes pointed out or upward

o   Leaves often slightly fleshy and will have whitish-silvery coating on them (particularly when young)

o   Has upright, somewhat spreading growth habit up to 4-5 feet tall

o   Found in cultivated fields, disturbed sites

o   More common in northern midwest

o   Has larger growth, larger leaves, more whitish coating (usually) than Common Orach.

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