Atriplex truncata

Atriplex truncata

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 truncata

Name

Atriplex truncata (Torr. ex S.Watson) A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 398. (1872)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Obione truncata Torr. ex S.Watson, Botany [Fortieth Parallel] 291 BHL. (1871)
    • Type: Carson City, Anderson 40, Truckee River.
• Heterotypic
  • Atriplex subdecumbens M.E.Jones, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 2, 5: 716–717. (1895)
    • Type: USA: Utah, Fish Lake, 9000° alt., in gravelly meadows, 1894-08-06, no. 5745.
  • Atriplex truncata var. stricta A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 398. (1872)
    • Type: USA: Oregon. Elihu Hall 433, [anno] 1871. Holotype: ?, Isotypes: MO.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington State, Wyoming North-Central U.S.A. Missouri Southwestern U.S.A. California, Nevada, 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

• Gray, A. 1872. Botanical Contributions. (February 13, 1872). Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 8: 365–412. BHL Reference page. 
• Watson, S. 1871. Botany. In: United States Geological Expolration of the Fortieth Parallel [sic!]. Vol. 5. liii + 525 pp. Washington, DC BHL Reference page. 
• Jones, M.E. 1895. Contributions to Western Botany, No. 7. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 2 5(18): 611–732. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

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

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Atriplex truncata. 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. 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Atriplex truncata. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 13 2016.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Atriplex truncata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep. 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2016. Atriplex truncata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Apr. 2016.

Vernacular names

English: wedgescale saltbush, Wedge orach

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