Scleroblitum atriplicinum (F.Muell.) Ulbr.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Scleroblitum

Characteristics

Somewhat succulent herb with prominent taproot. Stems prostrate or ascending. Leaves very sparsely mealy when young. Basal leaves hastate-acuminate, the lamina c. 3 cm long; petiole slender, 3–8 cm long with broad clasping base; cauline leaves becoming elliptic and sessile upwards. Flowers shortly pedicellate. Tepals erect, imbricate, ovate, acute, c. 1.5 mm long, glumaceous. Stamen 0 or 1. Ovary glabrous. Fruiting perianth cartilaginous; tepals acuminate, c. 2.5 mm long, with keeled and sigmoid base. Utricle erect, lenticular; pericarp hard and thick. Seed erect, filling utricle and fused to pericarp; testa membranous. Mature fruit shed with surrounding perianth.
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A succulent annual herb. It can live for a few years. It is an upright plant. It grows 20 cm high. It has a prominent taproot. The fruit has a thick covering.
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Mature height (meter) 0.2
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in heavy, waterlogged soils.
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Grows in heavy, periodically waterloggedsoils.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Edible seeds
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Distribution

Scleroblitum atriplicinum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:167270-1
WFO ID wfo-0001295088
COL ID 8VFPT
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Synonyms

Scleroblitum atriplicinum