Atriplex parishii var. persistens (Stutz & G.L.Chu) S.L.Welsh

Variety

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Atriplex > Atriplex parishii

Characteristics

Stems erect or ascending, 1-2 dm; branches crowded, spreading, scurfy. Leaves alternate or opposite (within populations or on same plant), sessile; blade gray-green, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 2-4 × 1-3 mm, base cuneate to subcordate, margin entire, apex shortly acuminate, scurfy on both surfaces; bracteate leaves opposite or subopposite, some long villous hairs sometimes present. Staminate flowers in axillary glomerules near branch apices and/or in terminal spikes 0.5-4 cm, 4-5-merous; anthers reddish purple. Pistillate flowers commonly solitary in axils below staminate inflorescences or intermixed. Fruiting bracteoles persistent, ovate-oblong, slightly compressed, 3-4 × 2.5-3.5(-4) mm, hardened to middle, with 1-2 irregular tuberculate appendages on each face, densely scurfy. Seeds red-brown, 1.2-1.5 mm wide.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Atriplex parishii var. persistens world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1053502-2
WFO ID wfo-0000556412
COL ID JLM5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Atriplex persistens Atriplex parishii var. persistens