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FRIENDS OF THE DUNES
A Photographic Guide to Plants of
Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands
Compiled by Gordon Leppig and Andrea Pickart
Release 2.0
April 2018
Chenopodiaceae
Scientific Name
Atriplex leucophylla
Common Name
beach salt bush
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
DM, SM
Occurs
N/A
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Atriplex patula
Common Name
spear saltbush
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
BM, SM
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Atriplex prostrata
Common Name
triangle oracle
Close-up
Status
E, I
Habitat
BM, SM, AW
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Salicornia pacifica
Common Name
common pickleweed
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
SM, BM, AW
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Status: Conservation concern (C); Exotic (E); Invasive (I); California Native (N)
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Habitat: Dune mat (DM), Dune scrub (DS), Dune swale (SW), Coniferous dune forest (CDF), Riparian forest (RF), Freshwater marsh (FM), Freshwater swamp (FS), Freshwater marsh (FM), Open water (OW), Brackish marsh (BM), Salt marsh (SM), Mudflat (MF) Agricultural wetland (AW).
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* This vascular plant list for Humboldt Bay dunes and wetlands is based on collections made by the authors primarily between 2001 and 2008.
Please email comments, corrections, or proposed additions to andrea_pickart@fws.gov.
Nomenclature follows the Jepson Manual, Higher Plants of California, Second edition (U.C. Press 2012).
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