Atriplex cinerea Poir.

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Name scientific

Atriplex cinerea Poir. (1811)

Preferred name

Atriplex cinerea Poir.

Taxonomy reference

de Lange, P.J.; Murray, B. G.; Gardner, R. O. 1998: Atriplex cinerea (Chenopodiaceae) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 36(4): 521–529.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Indigenous, non-endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

de Lange, P.J.; Murray, B. G.; Gardner, R. O. (1998)

Nomenclature

Original authors

Poir.

Authors

Poir.

Year published

1811

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Atriplex cinerea Poir.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Atriplex cinerea

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Amaranthaceae

Genus

Atriplex

Species

cinerea

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Grey saltbush

Descriptions

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Atriplex cinerea Poir.

Description

n = 27 bivalents

Description

n = 27 bivalents

Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Atriplex cinerea Poir.

Description

Low, spreading, dense, much-branched, dioecious subshrub, densely covered with silvery grey scales, with main stems often slightly horizontal and rather slender. Shoots strongly angular, with scattered glandular hairs. Lvs subsessile, 1-2.7 × 2-4 mm, linear or oblong-linear, entire; base attenuate; apex obtuse or nearly so. ♂ fls in continuous or interrupted terminal spikes or panicles. ♀ fls solitary or few in axillary clusters, monomorphic; bracteoles united for c. ⅓ length, to 3.5 × 3.5 mm at fruiting, often smaller, broad-ovate to rhombic, entire; united part becoming indurate; free parts becoming ± swollen, spongy; apex obtuse. Seed c. 2 mm diam., circular, with radicles protruding.