Halberd-Leaf Orach

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, Weeds of the Great Plains, not in Weeds of the Northeast)

Has triangular-shaped leaves with lobes pointed out or upward
Leaves often slightly fleshy and will have whitish-silvery coating on them (particularly when young)
Has upright, somewhat spreading growth habit up to 4-5 feet tall
Found in cultivated fields, disturbed sites
More common in northern midwest
Has larger growth, larger leaves, more whitish coating (usually) than Common Orach.