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Atriplex angulata Benth.

Fan saltbush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Atriplex

Characteristics

Rounded annual or short-lived perennial, to 30 cm high, monoecious. Leaves thin, or leathery, scurfy on both surfaces, broadly obovate to rhomboid, narrowed at base into a petiole c. half length of lamina, in all 2–4 cm long; apex rounded; margin entire to sinuate-dentate. Male flowers in compact glomerules forming short interrupted spikes. Female flowers in axillary clusters. Fruiting bracteoles stipitate; lower half fused, campanulate to cylindrical; sometimes thickened; upper half free, fan-shaped to reniform, herbaceous, nerved, pedicel slender or thickened and continuous with tube, in all to 10 mm long and wide at apex. Seed circular; radicle erect, prominently projecting.
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A small shrub. It grows 0.5-1.5 m high and spreads 1-2 m wide. It keeps growing from year to year. The branches are white. The leaves are 3 cm long and oval. The edges are wavy. The flowers are small and white. The male flowers occur in large clusters at the ends of small branches. The female flowers are in the axils of stems and leaves. The bracts around the fruit are 1 cm long and fan shaped.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.9
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

It suits poorly drained soils. It can tolerate drought and frost. It suits semiarid areas.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seed or cuttings.
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Germination duration (days) 9 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
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Images

Atriplex angulata unspecified picture

Distribution

Atriplex angulata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:163637-1
WFO ID wfo-0000555796
COL ID JL9K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Atriplex angulata Atriplex angulata var. campanulatiformis
WorldFloraDB 2024