familyChenopodiaceae
genusAtriplex
subgenusAtriplex subg. Obione
sectionAtriplex sect. Obione
subsectionAtriplex subsect. Leucophyllae
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Atriplex subsect. Leucophyllae
Rhodora 102: 424. 2001.
Basionym: Leucophyllae Standley in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 21: 58. 1916
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Mentioned on page 365.
Plants perennial, erect or prostrate. Leaves alternate, sessile; blade typically widest at or near middle, margin entire. Staminate flowers in axillary glomerules or glomerules in short spikes. Fruiting bracteoles monomorphic, sessile, broadly ovate and spongy-thickened, almost completely united, margin entire or dentate, faces tuberculate. Seeds: radicle superior.
Distribution
Calif., nw Mexico.
Discussion
Species 1.
Selected References
None.