Atriplex powellii

Atriplex powellii

Taxonavigation

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 powellii

Varietates: A. p. var. minuticarpa – A. p. var. powellii

Name

Atriplex powellii S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 9: 114 (1874).

• Lectotype: USA (Arizona), Powell s.n. Lectotype: GH (designated by Bassett et al., The genus Atriplex (Chenopodiaceae) in Canada 56. 1983)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Obione powellii (S.Watson ) Ulbr., Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2 [Engler & Prantl] 16c: 507 (1934).
• Heterotypic
  • Atriplex nelsonii M.E.Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 11: 21 (1903)., as 'Nelsoni'
    • Type: USA: Wyoming, Howell Lake, A. Nelson 5311, 13 Sept. 1898.
  • Atriplex philonitra A.Nelson, Bot. Gaz. 34: 358 (1902).
    • Type: USA: Wyoming, Laramie River, A. Nelson 8171, Sept. 1900. Holotype: RM.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Western Canada Alberta, Saskatchewan Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Washington State, Wyoming North-Central U.S.A. North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, Utah South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Watson, S. 1874. A revision of the North American Chenopodiaceae. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 9: 82–126. BHL Reference page. 
• Ulbrich, O.E. 1934. Chenopodiaceae, in: Engler, A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (eds.): Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, ed.2. 16c, Engelmann, Leipzig: 379–584. Reference page. 
• Jones, M.E. 1903. Contributions to Western Botany, No. 11. Mammoth Record, Robinson, Utah. BHL Reference page. 
• Nelson, A. 1902. Contributions from the Rocky Mountain Herbarium. IV. Botanical Gazette 34(5): 355–371. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

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

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Atriplex powellii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sept. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Atriplex powellii. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 12 2016.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Atriplex powellii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct. 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2016. Atriplex powellii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Apr. 2016.

Vernacular names

English: Powell's saltweed, Powell’s orach

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