familyChenopodiaceae
genusAtriplex
subgenusAtriplex subg. Obione
sectionAtriplex sect. Phyllostegiae
speciesAtriplex phyllostegia
Difference between revisions of "Atriplex phyllostegia"
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 9: 108. 1874.
Common names: Truckee orach
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Obione phyllostegia Torrey ex S. Watson Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 291. 1871
Synonyms: Atriplex draconis M. E. Jones Atriplex phyllostegia var. draconis (M. E. Jones) Fosberg
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Latest revision as of 23:00, 5 November 2020
Herbs monoecious (or entirely pistillate), erect, much-branched, rounded, bushy, 0.5–6 dm. Stems mostly ascending, terete. Leaves: petiole 0.3–2 cm; blade 10–50 × 5–25 mm, base varying from shortly hastate to truncate or cuneate. Staminate flowers in small to moderate, axillary glomerules near ends of branches, or in bracteate terminal spikes. Pistillate flowers in axillary clusters. Fruiting bracteoles lanceolate or oblong, 5–14(–20) mm, sharply lobed to tuberculate at base, also often sharply cristate below usually attenuate apical lobe; tips widely recurved-spreading. Seeds brown, 1.2 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Aug.
Habitat: Valley bottoms, silty or clay, less commonly, sandy alluvium with greasewood
Elevation: 1200-1500 m
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