Amaranthaceae
Atriplex

Atriplex suberecta I.Verd.

First published in Bothalia 6: 418 (1954)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Australia. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Chenopodiaceae, J. P. M. Brenan. Flora Zambesiaca 9:1. 1988

Morphology General Habit
Annual herb, 12–60 cm., decumbent to suberect.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves variable in shape, in outline ovate to elliptic or oblong, 1–6 cm. long, 0.5–3 cm. wide, mostly obtuse to subtruncate at apex, cuneate to attenuate at base, normally with 1–5 coarse teeth on each margin; inferior leaves occasionally subentire or entire; grey vesicular hairs scattered and often sparse on both surfaces except on young leaves.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers clustered in leaf-axils, upper clusters male or mixed, lower female.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruiting bracteoles almost sessile, their basal connate part about 2 mm. long, obconical or campanulate, becoming thick hard and pale; free apical part of each bracteole semicircular to triangular in outline, 2–3 mm. long, 1.5–3.5 mm, wide acute or subacute at apex, with 1–4 small teeth on each margin; bracteoles in centre smooth or venose, not at all tuberculate or muricate.
[FZ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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