Atriplex vesicaria

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Bladder saltbush
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Atriplex
Species:
A. vesicaria
Binomial name
Atriplex vesicaria
 [es; fr] ex Benth.

Atriplex vesicaria, commonly known as bladder saltbush, is a species of saltbush endemic to Australia.

Description[]

It grows as an erect or sprawling shrub up to a metre high. Leaves are oval in shape, five to 25 millimetres long, and 3 to 15 millimetres wide.[1]

Taxonomy[]

The species was first published by George Bentham in 1870, based on a name selected by  [es; fr].[2] The species' only synonym is Pachypharynx neglecta, published by  [de; es; pt] in 1938.[3]

It is a highly variable species. The Flora of Australia treatment of this species recognises eight subspecies:

Distribution and habitat[]

It occurs in arid and semi-arid areas across southern Australia,[1] growing in coastal dunes, salt pans, salt lakes, sandy plains and limestone ridges.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Wilson, Paul G. (1984). "Chenopodiaceae". Flora of Australia, Volume 4: Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.
  2. ^ a b "Atriplex vesicaria Heward ex Benth". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. ^ "Pachypharynx neglecta Aellen". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  4. ^ "Atriplex vesicaria Benth". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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