WorldFloraDB - Allenrolfea occidentalis

Characteristics

Plants 3-15 dm, ± glaucous. Stems woody proximally, fleshy distally; articulations (joints) (2-)3-5(-10) × 1-4.5 mm. Leaves deciduous; blade 2-4 × 2-3 mm. Inflorescences 6-25 × 2.5-4 mm. Utricles enclosed by perianth. Seeds ca. 0.6 mm.

More

A herb.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.3 - 1.5

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

0.6

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.

Light	-
Soil humidity	-
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The young salty stems can be eaten raw in small amounts. They are used as a cooked green. The seeds can be eaten.

Uses	animal food beverage environmental use food medicinal
Edible	leaves seeds stems
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Images

Leaf

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:8550-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000526001
COL ID	BTKL
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Allenrolfea occidentalis Allenrolfea mexicana Halostachys occidentalis Salicornia occidentalis

WorldFloraDB 2024

Allenrolfea occidentalis (S.Watson) Kuntze

Iodinebush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Allenrolfea