Biology:Atriplex fruticulosa

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Atriplex fruticulosa

Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Atriplex
Species:
A. fruticulosa
Binomial name
Atriplex fruticulosa
Jeps.

Atriplex fruticulosa is a species of saltbush known by the common names ball saltbush and little oak orach.

Distribution

It is endemic to California , where it grows in several types of habitat, usually in areas of saline or alkaline soils.

Description

This is a perennial herb producing an erect stem which branches in the upper half and reaches a maximum height near 50 centimeters. The gray scaly leaves are lance-shaped to narrowly oval and less than 2 centimeters in length. The plant produces spikelike inflorescences of male flowers and small clustered inflorescences of female flowers in the leaf axils.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4817586 entry