Atriplex saccaria var. asterocarpa (Stutz, G.L.Chu & S.C.Sand.) S.L.Welsh

Variety

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Atriplex > Atriplex saccaria

Characteristics

Herbs, annual, 1.5-3 dm. Stems erect, branching from base to top, terete, scurfy above. Leaves: petiole 2-10 mm; blade oval to narrowly so, 6-15(-25) × 5-10(-15) mm, base truncate to rounded or rather abruptly cuneate, margin entire, apex acute to rounded. Staminate flowers in glomerules arranged in spikes 1-3 cm at branch apices. Fruiting bracteoles always (?) monomorphic, usually on stipes 2-6 mm, body 5-6 mm thick, globose, with thickened, hard, hornlike appendages.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 9 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Atriplex saccaria var. asterocarpa world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1046068-2
WFO ID wfo-0000556561
COL ID 67WDW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Atriplex asterocarpa Atriplex saccaria var. asterocarpa