familyChenopodiaceae
genusAtriplex
subgenusAtriplex subg. Obione
sectionAtriplex sect. Obione
subsectionAtriplex subsect. Truncatae
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Atriplex subsect. Truncatae
Rhodo ra 102: 421. 2001.
Basionym: Truncatae Standley in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 21: 49. 1916
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Mentioned on page 354.
Leaves usually alternate, petiolate or distalmost sessile; blade typically broadest near base, entire or nearly so. Staminate flowers in axillary glomerules. Fruiting bracteoles monomorphic, sessile or short stipitate, broadly cuneate, united to summit, dentate at truncate apex, faces typically smooth. Seeds: radicle superior.
Distribution
w North America.
Discussion
Species 1.
Selected References
None.