familyChenopodiaceae
genusAtriplex
subgenusAtriplex subg. Obione
sectionAtriplex sect. Obione
subsectionAtriplex subsect. Pusillae
speciesAtriplex coronata
Atriplex coronata var. notatior
Fl. Calif. 1: 437. 1914.
Common names: San Jacinto Valley crownscale
Endemic
Stems ± erect. Fruiting bracteoles with body ± semicircular in profile, compressed or ± spheric, 4.5–5 × 3–5 mm wide; tubercles dense and usually with distinctive, radiating, equal marginal teeth.
Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Alkaline flats, dry lake beds, with Suaeda, Atriplex spp., and other salt-tolerant species
Elevation: 400-500 m
Discussion
Atriplex coronata var. notatior is rather peculiar in that the staminate terminal spike is reduced to a single terminal hemispheric glomerule.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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