Amaranthaceae
Atriplex

Atriplex glauca L.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 1493 (1763)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Portugal to Spain. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Canary Is., Egypt, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Spain, Tunisia, Western Sahara

Introduced into:

California, Sicilia

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 2: 1-429. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cosson, E. [s.n.] Algeria K005553898 No
Ellman, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [321] Spain K005553893 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [5949] Spain K005553886 No
Ellman, E.; Nelmes, E. [327] Spain K005553894 No
Porta; Rigo [167] Spain K005553891 No
Saint-Lager, J.B. [s.n.] Spain K005553896 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [5946] Spain K005553888 No
Winkler, M. [s.n.] K005553902 No
[Cadorin] [s.n.] Spain K005553903 No
Lambert [s.n.] Spain K005553899 No
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K005553901 No
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K005553900 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [5949] Spain K005553887 No
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K005553904 No
Porta; Rigo [167] Spain K005553890 No
Gandoger, M. [s.n.] Spain K005553889 No
Winkler, M. [s.n.] Spain K005553892 No
Saint-Lager, J.B. [s.n.] Spain K005553897 No
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [924] Spain K005553895 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0