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Atriplex wolfii var. tenuissima (A.Nelson) S.L.Welsh

Variety

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Atriplex > Atriplex wolfii

Characteristics

Stems erect, intricately branched, 0.5-3 dm. Leaves: proximalmost blade linear, 4-20 × 2-3 mm, distalmost blade bracteate, sometimes ovate or ovate-lanceolate, densely grayish scurfy. Staminate flowers confined to a few distal axils. Fruiting bracteoles ovate or ovate-lanceolate in profile, (1.8-)2.3-2.7 × 1.5-2.1 mm, distal lobe typically larger and broader than lateral lobes, terminal tooth typically much largest or with this apparently displaced laterally.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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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) 4-9

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 -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Atriplex wolfii var. tenuissima world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1018974-1
WFO ID wfo-0000556737
COL ID JLF6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Atriplex tenuissima Obione tenuissima Atriplex greenei Atriplex tenuissima var. greenei Atriplex wolfii var. tenuissima
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