Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S.Watson is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S.Watson

Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S.Watson

Atriplex polycarpa is an Amaranthaceae plant native to western North America that blooms in July and August.

Family
Genus
Atriplex
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S.Watson

Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S.Watson, commonly known as allscale, all-scale, cattle spinach, allscale saltbush, or cattle saltbush, is a plant species belonging to the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. It is native to the Southwestern United States, California, and northern Mexico. This species blooms during July and August.

Photo: (c) C. Mallory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by C. Mallory · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Atriplex

More from Amaranthaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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