Taxon: Atriplex pentandra (Jacq.) Standl.

Summary

Genus:

Atriplex

Family:

Chenopodiaceae

Subfamily:

Chenopodioideae

Tribe:

Chenopodieae

Nomen number:

311047

Place of publication:

N. Amer. fl. 21:54. 1916

Verified:

09/09/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

5 (4 active, 3 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Axyris pentandra Jacq.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Atriplex cristata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Obione cristata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Moq.
Spinacia littoralis Jacq.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98 Note: = Atriplex cristata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581. Note: = Atriplex cristata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Clewell, A. F. 1985. Guide to the vascular plants of the Florida panhandle
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Flores Olvera, H. 1992. Taxonomía del grupo Atriplex pentandra (Cheopodiaceae). Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 63:155-194.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol. Note: = Atriplex arenaria Nutt.
Howard, R. A. 1973. The Enumeratio and Selectarum of Nicolaus von Jacquin. J. Arnold Arbor. 54:467. Note: = Atriplex cristata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	seashore orach			1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Flores Olvera, H. 1992. Taxonomía del grupo Atriplex pentandra (Cheopodiaceae). Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 63:155-194.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=3712	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas			Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Flores Olvera, H. 1992. Taxonomía del grupo Atriplex pentandra (Cheopodiaceae). Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 63:155-194.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic			Flores Olvera, H. 1992. Taxonomía del grupo Atriplex pentandra (Cheopodiaceae). Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 63:155-194.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti			Flores Olvera, H. 1992. Taxonomía del grupo Atriplex pentandra (Cheopodiaceae). Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 63:155-194.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Netherlands Antilles	Curacao		Flores Olvera, H. 1992. Taxonomía del grupo Atriplex pentandra (Cheopodiaceae). Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 63:155-194.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Flores Olvera, H. 1992. Taxonomía del grupo Atriplex pentandra (Cheopodiaceae). Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 63:155-194.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Virgin Islands, U.S.		Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Virgin Islands (British)	Tortola		Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Flores Olvera, H. 1992. Taxonomía del grupo Atriplex pentandra (Cheopodiaceae). Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 63:155-194.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Flores Olvera, H. 1992. Taxonomía del grupo Atriplex pentandra (Cheopodiaceae). Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 63:155-194.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Flores Olvera, H. 1992. Taxonomía del grupo Atriplex pentandra (Cheopodiaceae). Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 63:155-194.

Native
Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Massachusetts]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama (s.), Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=3712), Georgia, Louisiana (s.), Mississippi (s.), North Carolina, South Carolina]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Tamaulipas]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Netherlands Antilles [Curacao], Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.], Virgin Islands (British) [Tortola]
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador

Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Flores Olvera, H. 1992. Taxonomía del grupo Atriplex pentandra (Cheopodiaceae). Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 63:155-194.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311047. Accessed 12 May 2026.