Triangle Orache

Atriplex prostrata Bouchér ex DC. - Goosefoot family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Pink, Green, Purple, Brown

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Triangle Orache: Brephidium exilis

Native Range

  • USA:  Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode I., South Carolina, Virginia
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward I., Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.