- Family: Amaranthaceae Juss.
Atriplex L.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Annual or perennial herbs or shrubs; most parts usually mealy with white vesicular hairs
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves usually alternate, petiolate and broad
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence made up of axillary clusters of flowers, often aggregated into terminal panicles or spikes, monoecious or dioecious
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Female flowers composed of a naked ovary enclosed within 2 bracteoles; stigmas 2 Male flowers without bracteoles, globose in bud; perianth 3–5-lobed; stamens 3–5; pistil rudimentary
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit enclosed within accrescent, often modified bracteoles; pericarp membranous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seed vertical (i.e. laterally compressed)
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds Testa
- Testa commonly thin and hard; embryo annular, endosperm present.
- Distribution
- Between 240 and 250 species, mainly in deserts, saline habitats and on waste ground throughout temperate and warm areas of the world, particularly numerous in Australia.
[FTEA]
Chenopodiaceae, J. P. M. Brenan. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1954
- Morphology General Habit
- Annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, usually more or less mealy with vesicular hairs
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate, rarely opposite, mostly petiolate, normally broad
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers in clusters, which are axillary or aggregated into terminal panicles or spikes, monoecious or dioecious.♂ flowers without bracteoles, with a 3–5-lobed calyx and 3–5 stamens; ♀ flowers with 2 relatively large bracteoles, without calyx or staminodes
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruits enclosed by the persistent accrescent and often modified bracteoles, with a membranous indehiscent pericarp
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Endosperm present. Brackish or saline soil indicators. Embryo annular with inferior radicle pointing upwards or upwards and outwards Seeds almost always “vertical” (i.e. laterally compressed), testa commonly thin and hard
[FZ]
Chenopodiaceae, J. P. M. Brenan. Flora Zambesiaca 9:1. 1988
- Morphology General Habit
- Annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, usually (always in the Flora Zambesiaca area) more or less mealy with vesicular hairs.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate, rarely opposite, mostly petiolate, normally relatively broad and flat.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Female flowers with 2 relatively large bracteoles, without perianth or staminodes. Male flowers without bracteoles, with a 3–5 lobed perianth and 3–5 stamens. Flowers in clusters, which are axillary or aggregated into terminal panicles or spikes, monoecious or dioecious.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruits enclosed by the persistent accrescent, and often modified bracteoles, with a membranous indehiscent pericarp.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Endosperm present. Embryo annular, with inferior radicle pointing upwards or upwards and outwards. Seeds almost always “vertical”(i.e. laterally compressed), testa commonly thin and hard.
Native to:
Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Aruba, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil South, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Cayman Is., Central European Rus, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, Desventurados Is., District of Columbia, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, Florida, France, Free State, Føroyar, Galápagos, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Maine, Mali, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Qinghai, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russi, Southwest Caribbean, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tristan da Cunha, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Turks-Caicos Is., Tuva, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Yukon, Zambia, Zaïre
Introduced into:
Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Amur, Ascension, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Falkland Is., Hawaii, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Labrador, Nepal, St.Helena, Taiwan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
- Atriplex abata I.M.Johnst.
- Atriplex acanthocarpa (Torr.) S.Watson
- Atriplex acutibractea R.H.Anderson
- Atriplex acutiloba R.H.Anderson
- Atriplex aellenii Sukhor.
- Atriplex alaschanica Y.Z.Zhao
- Atriplex alces Edginton & E.J.Thomps.
- Atriplex altaica Suchor.
- Atriplex amboensis Schinz
- Atriplex ameghinoi Speg.
- Atriplex amnicola Paul G.Wilson
- Atriplex angulata Benth.
- Atriplex × aptera A.Nelson
- Atriplex argentea Nutt.
- Atriplex argentina Speg.
- Atriplex asplundii Standl.
- Atriplex atacamensis Phil.
- Atriplex aucheri Moq.
- Atriplex australasica Moq.
- Atriplex barclayana (Benth.) D.Dietr.
- Atriplex billardierei (Moq.) Hook.f.
- Atriplex boecheri Aellen
- Atriplex braunii A.Soriano
- Atriplex brenanii Sukhor.
- Atriplex buchananii (Kirk) Kirk ex Cheeseman
- Atriplex bunburyana F.Muell.
- Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
- Atriplex centralasiatica Iljin
- Atriplex cephalantha Aellen
- Atriplex chapinii I.M.Johnst.
- Atriplex chenopodioides Batt.
- Atriplex chilensis Colla
- Atriplex chizae Rosas
- Atriplex cinerea Poir.
- Atriplex clivicola I.M.Johnst.
- Atriplex codonocarpa Paul G.Wilson
- Atriplex colerei Maire
- Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frém.) S.Watson
- Atriplex congolensis Sukhor.
- Atriplex coquimbana Phil.
- Atriplex cordifolia J.M.Black
- Atriplex cordubensis Gand. & Stuck.
- Atriplex cordulata Jeps.
- Atriplex coriacea Forssk.
- Atriplex cornigera Domin
- Atriplex coronata S.Watson
- Atriplex corrugata S.Watson
- Atriplex costellata Phil.
- Atriplex coulteri (Moq.) D.Dietr.
- Atriplex crassifolia Ledeb.
- Atriplex crassipes J.M.Black
- Atriplex crenatifolia Chodat & Wilczek
- Atriplex crispa D.Dietr.
- Atriplex cristata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Atriplex cryptocarpa Aellen
- Atriplex cyclostegia Standl.
- Atriplex davisii Aellen
- Atriplex dimorphostegia Kar. & Kir.
- Atriplex dioica Raf.
- Atriplex drymarioides Standl.
- Atriplex eardleyae Aellen
- Atriplex eichleri Aellen
- Atriplex elachophylla F.Muell.
- Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D.Dietr.
- Atriplex eremitis Cranfield
- Atriplex erigavoensis Thulin
- Atriplex erosa A.E.Brueckner & Verd.
- Atriplex espostoi Speg.
- Atriplex exilifolia F.Muell.
- Atriplex eximia A.Soriano
- Atriplex farinosa Forssk.
- Atriplex fera (L.) Bunge
- Atriplex fissivalvis F.Muell.
- Atriplex flabelliformis Paul G.Wilson
- Atriplex flabellum Bunge ex Boiss.
- Atriplex flavida (S.C.Sand. & G.L.Chu) D.J.Keil & D.W.Taylor
- Atriplex fominii Iljin
- Atriplex frankenioides Moran
- Atriplex frigida Speg.
- Atriplex fruticulosa Jeps.
- Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D.Dietr.
- Atriplex garrettii Rydb.
- Atriplex glabriuscula Edmondston
- Atriplex glauca L.
- Atriplex glaucescens Phil.
- Atriplex gmelinii C.A.Mey. ex Bong.
- Atriplex graciliflora M.E.Jones
- Atriplex griffithii Moq.
- Atriplex × gustafssoniana Tascher.
- Atriplex halimus L.
- Atriplex hollowayi de Lange & D.A.Norton
- Atriplex holocarpa F.Muell.
- Atriplex hortensis L.
- Atriplex × hulmeana Tascher.
- Atriplex humifusa Paul G.Wilson
- Atriplex humilis F.Muell.
- Atriplex hymenelytra (Torr.) S.Watson
- Atriplex hymenotheca Moq.
- Atriplex hypoleuca Nees
- Atriplex hystrix Phil.
- Atriplex iljinii Aellen
- Atriplex imbricata (Moq.) D.Dietr.
- Atriplex incrassata F.Muell.
- Atriplex infrequens Paul G.Wilson
- Atriplex intermedia R.H.Anderson
- Atriplex intracontinentalis Sukhor.
- Atriplex isatidea Moq.
- Atriplex johnstonii C.B.Wolf
- Atriplex jubata S.Moore
- Atriplex julacea S.Watson
- Atriplex klebergorum M.C.Johnst.
- Atriplex kochiana Maiden
- Atriplex laciniata L.
- Atriplex laevis Ledeb.
- Atriplex lampa (Moq.) Gillies ex D.Dietr.
- Atriplex lanfrancoi (Brullo & Pavone) G.Kadereit & Sukhor.
- Atriplex lasiantha Boiss.
- Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S.Watson
- Atriplex leptocarpa F.Muell.
- Atriplex leuca Phil.
- Atriplex leucophylla (Moq.) D.Dietr.
- Atriplex limbata Benth.
- Atriplex lindleyi Moq.
- Atriplex linearis S.Watson
- Atriplex linifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Atriplex lithophila A.Soriano ex Múlgura
- Atriplex littoralis L.
- Atriplex lobativalvis F.Muell.
- Atriplex longipes Drejer
- Atriplex macropterocarpa (Aellen) H.Eichler
- Atriplex madariagae Phil.
- Atriplex malvana Aellen & Sauvage
- Atriplex matamorensis A.Nelson
- Atriplex maximowicziana Makino
- Atriplex mendozaensis Speg.
- Atriplex micrantha Ledeb.
- Atriplex mollis Desf.
- Atriplex moneta Bunge ex Boiss.
- Atriplex monilifera S.Watson
- Atriplex montevidensis Spreng.
- Atriplex morrisii R.H.Anderson
- Atriplex muelleri Benth.
- Atriplex muricata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Atriplex myriophylla Phil.
- Atriplex nana Parr-Sm.
- Atriplex × neomexicana Standl.
- Atriplex nessorhina S.W.L.Jacobs
- Atriplex nilotica Sukhor.
- Atriplex nitrophiloides A.Soriano ex Múlgura
- Atriplex nogalensis Friis & M.G.Gilbert
- Atriplex × northusanum Wein
- Atriplex nudicaulis Boguslaw
- Atriplex nummularia Lindl.
- Atriplex obconica Paul G.Wilson
- Atriplex oblongifolia Waldst. & Kit.
- Atriplex obovata Moq.
- Atriplex × odontoptera Rydb.
- Atriplex oestophora S.F.Blake
- Atriplex oreophila Phil.
- Atriplex ornata Iljin
- Atriplex pacifica A.Nelson
- Atriplex paludosa R.Br.
- Atriplex pamirica Iljin
- Atriplex pamparum Griseb.
- Atriplex papillata J.H.Willis
- Atriplex paradoxa Nikitina
- Atriplex parishii S.Watson
- Atriplex parryi S.Watson
- Atriplex patagonica (Moq.) D.Dietr.
- Atriplex patens (Litv.) Iljin
- Atriplex patula L.
- Atriplex pedunculata L.
- Atriplex perrieri Leandri
- Atriplex peruviana Moq.
- Atriplex philippica Weinm.
- Atriplex philippii R.E.Fr.
- Atriplex phyllostegia (Torr. ex S.Watson) S.Watson
- Atriplex plebeia Carmich.
- Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S.Watson
- Atriplex portulacoides L.
- Atriplex powellii S.Watson
- Atriplex pratovii Sukhor.
- Atriplex procumbens Less.
- Atriplex prosopidum I.M.Johnst.
- Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC.
- Atriplex pseudocampanulata Aellen
- Atriplex pueblensis Standl.
- Atriplex pumilio R.Br.
- Atriplex pungens Trautv.
- Atriplex pusilla (Torr. ex S.Watson) S.Watson
- Atriplex quadrivalvata Diels
- Atriplex quinii F.Muell.
- Atriplex quixadensis Del Vitto, Múlgura & Peten.
- Atriplex recurva d'Urv.
- Atriplex repanda Phil.
- Atriplex repens Roth
- Atriplex reptans I.M.Johnst.
- Atriplex retusa Gay
- Atriplex rhagodioides F.Muell.
- Atriplex robusta Stutz, M.R.Stutz & S.C.Sand.
- Atriplex rosea L.
- Atriplex rusbyi Britton
- Atriplex saccaria S.Watson
- Atriplex sagittata Borkh.
- Atriplex sagittifolia Speg.
- Atriplex schugnanica Iljin
- Atriplex semibaccata R.Br.
- Atriplex semilunaris Aellen
- Atriplex serenana A.Nelson ex Abrams
- Atriplex sibirica L.
- Atriplex sorianoi Múlgura
- Atriplex spegazzinii A.Soriano ex Múlgura
- Atriplex sphaeromorpha Iljin
- Atriplex spinibractea R.H.Anderson
- Atriplex spinifera J.F.Macbr.
- Atriplex spinulosa Paul G.Wilson
- Atriplex spongiosa F.Muell.
- Atriplex stipitata Benth.
- Atriplex stocksii (Wight) Boiss.
- Atriplex straminea Stutz & G.L.Chu
- Atriplex sturtii S.W.L.Jacobs
- Atriplex subcordata Kitag.
- Atriplex suberecta I.Verd.
- Atriplex sukhorukovii Basköse & Yaprak
- Atriplex taltalensis I.M.Johnst.
- Atriplex tampicensis Standl.
- Atriplex × taschereaui Stace
- Atriplex tatarica L.
- Atriplex tianschanica U.P.Pratov
- Atriplex tichomirovii Sukhor.
- Atriplex tornabenei Tineo ex Guss.
- Atriplex torreyi (S.Watson) S.Watson
- Atriplex truncata (Torr.) A.Gray
- Atriplex tularensis Coville
- Atriplex turbinata (R.H.Anderson) Aellen
- Atriplex turcica Basköse & Yaprak
- Atriplex turcomanica (Moq.) Boiss.
- Atriplex undulata (Moq.) D.Dietr.
- Atriplex valdesii Flores Olv.
- Atriplex vallenarensis M.Rosas
- Atriplex velutinella F.Muell.
- Atriplex verrucifera M.Bieb.
- Atriplex vesicaria Heward ex Benth.
- Atriplex vestita (Thunb.) Aellen
- Atriplex vulgatissima Speg.
- Atriplex watsonii A.Nelson ex Abrams
- Atriplex wolfii S.Watson
- Atriplex wrightii S.Watson
- Atriplex yeelirrie K.A.Sheph. & K.R.Thiele
- Atriplex zahlensis Mouterde
- Armola (Kirschl.) Montandon
- Blackiella Aellen
- Cremnophyton Brullo & Pavone
- Halimione Aellen
- Halimus Wallr.
- Haloxanthium Ulbr.
- Lophocarya Nutt. ex Moq.
- Morrisiella Aellen
- Neopreissia Ulbr.
- Obione Gaertn.
- Pachypharynx Aellen
- Phyllocarpa Nutt. ex Moq.
- Pterocarya Nutt. ex Moq.
- Pterochiton Torr. & Frém.
- Schizotheca (C.A.Mey.) Lindl.
- Senniella Aellen
- Sukhorukovia Vasjukov
- Teutliopsis (Dumort.) Celak.
- Theleophyton Moq.
Atriplex L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
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Sellow, F. [s.n.], Brazil | Halimus | K001209665 |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 1052 (1753)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
Literature
Flora Zambesiaca
- Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 472 (1754).
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by I. Friis & M. G. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Gen. Pl., ed. 5, 472 (1754)
Flora Zambesiaca
Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Somalia
Flora of Somalia
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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