Atriplex L.
(oraches)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAtriplex (oraches)
FamilyAMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Rand, M. 2010 A guide to pigweeds, goosefoots, oraches and their relatives in Hampshire: the family Amaranthaceae (formerly Amaranthaceae and Chenopodiaceae). http://hantsplants.org.uk/articles.php
Taschereau, P.M. 1985 Taxonomy of Atriplex species indigenous to the British Isles Watsonia Vol 15: 183-209.

Hybrids

Taschereau, P.M. 1986 Hybridization in the genus Atriplex section Teutliopsis (Chenopodiaceae) Watsonia Vol 16: 153-162.

Atriplex (oraches) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Atriplex (oraches)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 41 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Atriplex (oraches)

The presence of fully developed bracteoles and fruit, needed for identiifcation, is generally limited to mid-August to late September.

References:
Author & YearTitleSource
Richards, J., 2015Identification of Atriplex praecox (Early Orache)BSBI News No. 128: 13-14, rear inner cover.
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