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Chenopodiaceae 



Atriplex 



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 Map 874 



Atriplex patula L. 



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Map 874 a 



Atriplex patula var hastata (L.) Gray 



In sandy soil and waste places. 



Reported from : Lake, La Porte, Marion, and Tippecanoe .Counties. 

 Newf. to Fla., Ala., Mo., to B. C. 



la. Atriplex patula var. hastata (L.) Gray. (A. hastata L.) Halberd- 

 leaved Orach, Spear Orach. Map 874a. Same habitats as species. 



Reported from : Benton, La Porte, Madison, Marshall, and Wells Coun- 

 ties. 



Newf. to Oregon, southw. to S. C, Va., Mo., and Calif. 



lb. Atriplex patula var. littoralis (L.) Gray. (A. littoralis L.) Map 



875. Prairie habitat, roadsides. 



Reported from: La Porte, Porter, and Steuben Counties. 

 P. E. I. to N. J., westw. along Great Lakes. 



2. Atriplex rosea L. Red Scale. Reported from Porter County, 

 probably in the state. Introduced in America. 



2240. KOCHIA Roth 



1. Kochia ScopAria (L.) Schrad. Occasionally found on dumps, 

 sporadic in appearance, but Will never become an escape or established in 

 the state. Introduced in America. 



One specimen seen from Wells County which might be referred to the 

 var. trichophila (Schinz & Thell.) Bailey. This differs from the species 

 by its narrow, linear leaves (1-2 mm wide), by its fastigiate growth, and 

 its bright red color in the autumn. 



2245. CORISPERMUM [A. Juss.] L. Bug-seed 



Fruit 2-3 mm long; lower bracts much narrower than the fruit, not imbricated; 

 spikes small, laxly flowered, slender; bracts of flowers shorter than or as long as the 

 flowers 1. C. nitidum. 



Fruit 3.5-4.5 (5) mm long; lower bracts equaling or longer than the flowers, imbri- 

 cated; spikes broader, dense, stout; perianth parts 1-3, very rarely 5 or lacking. 

 2. C. hyssopifolium. 



