Family

Amaranthaceae

241 species · Plants

🔍 How to identify Amaranthaceae →

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae

green amaranth

Amaranthus viridis L.

Amaranthus viridis is an annual herb widely eaten as a vegetable, with edible seeds and traditional medicinal uses.

Fourwing Saltbush

Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.

Atriplex canescens, fourwing saltbush, is a variable North American shrub with various recorded traditional uses by Indigenous peoples.

Grey Saltbush

Atriplex cinerea Poir.

Atriplex cinerea Poir. is a salt-tolerant coastal shrub native to Australia with potential agricultural uses.

Shadscale Saltbush

Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frém.) S.Watson

Atriplex confertifolia (shadscale) is a common drought- and salt-tolerant Great Basin shrub important for winter forage.

Gardner's Saltbush

Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D.Dietr.

Atriplex gardneri, or Gardner's saltbush, is a variable amaranth family shrub native to western North America.

Waxy Saltbush

Atriplex glauca L.

The lectotype of Atriplex glauca L., as designated by Castroviejo in 1987, is the illustration "Atriplex maritima Hispan. frutescens & procumbens Tourn." in Dillenius' 1732 work.

Mediterranean Saltbush

Atriplex halimus L.

Atriplex halimus L. is an edible salt-tolerant forage plant with documented historical and ecological uses.

Desert Holly

Atriplex hymenelytra (Torr.) S.Watson

Atriplex hymenelytra, or desert holly, is a drought-tolerant silvery shrub native to southwestern US and northwestern Mexico deserts.

big saltbush

Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S.Watson

Atriplex lentiformis, a spreading shrub native to southwestern US and northern Mexico, is used for riparian habitat restoration.

beach saltbush

Atriplex leucophylla (Moq.) D.Dietr.

Atriplex leucophylla is a short sprawling perennial monoecious saltbush with an unusually long April to October bloom period.

Lindley's Saltbush

Atriplex lindleyi Moq.

Atriplex lindleyi Moq. is an annual or perennial herb with scaly foliage and distinct clustered male and female flowers.

Grass-leaved Orache

Atriplex littoralis L.

Atriplex littoralis is a halophytic annual coastal shrub, with edible cooked leaves, now spreading inland via road salt.

Grass-leaved Orache

Atriplex patula L.

Atriplex patula L. is a salt-accumulating edible plant found across four continents that can reduce salt content in contaminated soil.

Cattle Saltbush

Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S.Watson

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

Creeping Saltbush

Atriplex prostrata DC.

Atriplex prostrata DC. is a widespread facultative halophytic flowering saltbush with multiple common names, native to Eurasia and Africa and introduced widely.