Atriplex torreyi var. griffithsii
Amer. Midl. Naturalist 55: 205. 1956
Common names: Griffiths’ saltbush
Basionyms: Atriplex griffithsii Standley in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 21: 63. 1916
Synonyms: Atriplex lentiformis subsp. griffithsii (Standley) H. M. Hall & Clements Atriplex lentiformis var. griffithsii (Standley) L. D. Benson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 378.
Plants mainly 3–10 dm; branchlets slender, striately angled, not spiny. Petiole 1–2 mm. Pistillate flowers borne in panicles 5–20 cm. Fruiting bracteoles subreniform, mainly 3–4(–4.5) × (3.5–)5–6 mm. Seeds 1.4–1.9 mm wide.
Phenology: Flowering spring–winter.
Habitat: Saline flats
Elevation: 1200 m
Phenology: Flowering spring–winter.
Habitat: Saline flats
Elevation: 1200 m
Discussion
The leaves of Atriplex torreyi var. griffithsii are thick, with rounded edges, the staminate glomerules are beadlike, 2–3.5 mm thick in interrupted spikes borne in terminal, leafy-based panicles.
References
None.
Lower Taxa
No lower taxa listed.
Facts about "Atriplex torreyi var. griffithsii"
Author | Stanley L. Welsh + |
Authority | (Standley) G. D. Brown + |
Basionyms | Atriplex griffithsii + |
Common name | Griffiths’ saltbush + |
Distribution | Ariz. + |
Elevation | 1200 m + |
Habitat | Saline flats + |
Illustrator | Bee F. Gunn + |
Phenology | Flowering spring–winter. + |
Publication title | Amer. Midl. Naturalist + |
Publication year | 1956 + |
Reference | None + |
Source xml | https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/f6b125a955440c0872999024f038d74684f65921/coarse grained fna xml/V4/V4 750.xml + |
Synonyms | Atriplex lentiformis subsp. griffithsii + and Atriplex lentiformis var. griffithsii + |
Taxon family | Chenopodiaceae + |
Taxon name | Atriplex torreyi var. griffithsii + |
Taxon parent | Atriplex torreyi + |
Taxon rank | variety + |
Volume | Volume 4 + |