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Atriplex buchananii (Kirk) Kirk ex Cheeseman

Species

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Characteristics

Prostrate to decumbent, much-branched, monoec. herb up to ± 30 cm. diam., woody at base; branches terete, stiff, wiry, pale brown; branchlets slender, ± clad in farinose tomentum. Lvs on petioles 1-5 mm. long; lamina oblong to ovate-oblong, to suborbicular, entire, farinose on both surfaces, 3-7 × 2-5 mm. Fls ± 1·5 mm. long, axillary, solitary or in clusters of 2-5. ♂ mostly near tips of branchlets; per. cut to ± halfway into 5 oblong, minutely papillose segs; stamens 5, well exserted, with filiform filaments. ♀ per. minute; stigmas 2; seeds minute, compressed, minutely punctulate, adhering to suborbicular utricle. Bracteoles urceolately united, 2-lipped, remaining small, but concealing utricle.
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Prostrate to procumbent, much-branched, densely white or greyish farinose, short-lived perennial herb, sometimes mat-forming. Stems slightly woody at base, terete, slender but wiry. Petioles 0-1.5-(3) mm long; lamina 1-10 × 0.8-6 mm, orbicular to broad-elliptic, broad-ovate or obovate, entire; base subcordate to rounded or broad-cuneate. Fls axillary, solitary or in glomerules of 2-10. ♂ fls: mostly near branch apices; perianth 1-1.5 mm long, whitish or greyish; segments c. 1/2 length of tube. ♀ fls: c. 1 mm long. Fruiting bracteoles rhombic-triangular, dentate. Fr. c. 1 mm diam., circular or nearly so; pericarp easily removed. Testa brownish green.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

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Germination duration (days) 9 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
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Images

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Distribution

Atriplex buchananii world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:163685-1
WFO ID wfo-0000555867
COL ID 688FD
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Synonyms

Atriplex buchananii Chenopodium buchananii
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