Atriplex argentea

Atriplex argentea

Taxonavigation

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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 argentea

Varietates: A. a. var. argentea – A. a. var. expansa – A. a. var. hillmanii – A. a. var. longitrichoma – A. a. var. rydbergii

Hassler lists instead Atriplex argentea var. caput-medusae (Eastw.) Fosberg.

Name

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Atriplex argentea Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. [Nuttall]. 1: 198. (1818)

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Obione argentea (Nutt.) Moq., Chenop. Enum. 76 (1840)
  • Heterotypic
    • Atriplex volutans A. Nelson, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 203, pl. 341. (1898)

Homonyms

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Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Western Canada
      • Alberta (s.), British Columbia (s.), Manitoba (s.), Saskatchewan (s.)
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
    • North-Central U.S.A.
      • Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah
    • South-Central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico, Texas
    • Mexico
      • Chihuahua

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

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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

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English: Silverscale Saltbush
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