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Atriplex truncata

Summary

Atriplex truncata is a species of saltbush known by the common names wedgeleaf saltbush, wedgescale, and wedge orach, native to western North America from British Columbia to California and to New Mexico. It grows in montane to desert habitats with saline soils, such as dry lake beds.

Atriplex truncata

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Atriplex
Species:
A. truncata
Binomial name
Atriplex truncata

Description edit

Atriplex truncata is an annual herb producing erect, angled stems which can be higher than 70 centimeters. Leaves are 1 to 4 centimeters long and wedge-shaped. The stems and herbage are generally very scaly and scurfy. Male and female flowers are produced in small clusters in the leaf axils.

References edit

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Atriplex truncata". NatureServe Explorer Atriplex truncata. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

External links edit

  • Jepson Manual Treatment
  • USDA Plants Profile for Atriplex truncata (wedgescale saltbush)
  • Photo gallery