Atriplex phyllostegia (torr. ex S.watson) S.watson

Leafcover saltweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Atriplex

Characteristics

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.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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

Atriplex phyllostegia world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30264372-2
WFO ID wfo-0000556462
COL ID 689Z6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Atriplex covillei Atriplex draconis Endolepis phyllostegia Atriplex phyllostegia Endolepis covillei Stutzia covillei Obione phyllostegia Atriplex phyllostegia var. draconis