Atriplex watsonii

Atriplex watsonii

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 watsonii

Name

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Atriplex watsonii A.Nelson ex Abrams, Fl. Los Angeles 128. (1904), nom. nov., as "Watsoni"

Synonyms

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  • Replaced synonym
    • Atriplex decumbens S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 275. (1877), nom. illeg. (later homonym of Atriplex decumbens R.Br. ex Schult. 1820)
      • Type: USA (California) "Near San Diego", E. Palmer 334 [in 1876]. Holotype: ?
  • Homotypic
    • Obione decumbens (S.Watson) Ulbr., Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2 [Engler & Prantl] 16c: 507. (1934)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northwest (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur)

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 watsonii 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: Watson's saltbush, Watson’s orach
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