Quercus

Triangle Orach

Atriplex prostrata

Not native to Kentucky

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

8CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Atriplex

  • Achyra rantalisGarden Webworm Moth
  • Bleptina caradrinalisBent-Winged Owlet, Variable Snout
  • Chrysoesthia lingulacellaSilver-Banded Moth
  • Emmelina monodactylaMorning-Glory Plume Moth
  • Herpetogramma bipunctalisSouthern Beet Webworm, Two-Spotted Herpetogramma
  • Hymenia perspectalisSpotted Beet Webworm
  • Pholisora catullusCommon Sootywing
  • Spoladea recurvalisHawaiian Beet Webworm
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Atriplex

  • Zenaida macrouraMourning Dove
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Chenopodiaceae
Flower color
Pink, green, purple or brown

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

Kentucky rankSNR
Global rankG5
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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