Atriplex sect. Teutliopsis

Dumortier

Fl. Belg., 20. 1827.

Synonyms: Atriplex unranked Hastatae Standley
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 332. Mentioned on page 323.

Plants annual, monoecious or subdioecious, erect or procumbent. Leaves without Kranz anatomy. Pistillate flowers lacking a perianth, enclosed by a pair of bracteoles. Bracteoles linear to deltoid, distinct almost to base. Seeds vertical; radicle inferior, basal, or lateral.

Distribution

North America, Europe, Asia, Africa.

Discussion

Species ca. 18 (10 in the flora).

Selected References

None.