Atriplex acanthocarpa

Atriplex acanthocarpa

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Chenopodioideae
Tribus: Chenopodieae (incl. Atripliceae)
Genus: Atriplex
Species: Atriplex acanthocarpa

Subspecies: A. a. subsp. acanthocarpa – A. a. subsp. pringlei – A. a. subsp. stewartii

Varietates: A. a. var. acanthocarpa – A. a. var. coahuilensis

Name edit

Atriplex acanthocarpa (Torr.) S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 9: 117. (1874)

Synonyms edit

  • Basionym
    • Obione acanthocarpa Torr., Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 183. (1859)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona
    • South-Central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico, Texas
    • Mexico
      • Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Zacatecas

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • Welsh, S.L.
  • eFloras 2008. Atriplex acanthocarpa in Flora of North America . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

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Vernacular names edit

English: Tubercled Saltbush
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