Atriplex polycarpa

Atriplex polycarpa

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 polycarpa

Name

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

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Obione polycarpa Torr., Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5, no. 4) [Whipple]. 4: 130. (1857)
    • Type: Arizona, valley of the Gila River, William's River, Jr., W.H.Emory, 28 Oct 1846, Holotype: NY.
• Heterotypic
  • Atriplex curvidens Brandegee, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 2, 2: 201. (1889)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah Mexico Mexico Northwest (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sonora) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Atriplex polycarpa fruit

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. : 117
• Torrey, J. 1857. Description of the general botanical collections. Reports of explorations and surveys: to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean 4(4): 61–182. BHL Reference page. : 130
• Brandegee, T.S. 1889. A Collection of Plants from Baja California, 1889. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 2 2: 117–216. BHL Reference page. : 201

Additional references

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

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Atriplex polycarpa. 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 polycarpa. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 12 2016.
• The Plant List 2013. Atriplex polycarpa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Apr. 12.
• Tropicos.org 2016. Atriplex polycarpa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Apr. 2016.

Vernacular names

English: cattle saltbush, desert saltbush, cattle-spinach

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