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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Atriplex |
| Species: | A. confertifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Atriplex confertifolia | |
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Atriplex confertifolia, the shadscale or spiny saltbush, [3] is a species of evergreen shrub in the family Amaranthaceae, which is native to the western United States and northern Mexico. [4] [5]
Description
The height of Atriplex confertifolia varies from 1–3 ft (0.30–0.91 m). Shadscale fruits and leaves provide important winter browse for domestic livestock and native herbivores. Compared to fourwing saltbush ( Atriplex canescens), shadscale has shorter and wider leaves and the fruit does not have four wings (although it may have two wings in a "V" shape). [6]
This species blooms from March to June.
Maximum osmotic pressure has been reported in Atriplex conf. where it is about 202.5 atm.
Distribution and habitat
Shadscale is a common, often dominant, shrub in the lowest and driest areas of the Great Basin. It prefers sandy, well-drained soils and it is tolerant of moderately saline conditions. Its habitats include alkaline desert valleys, hillsides, and bluffs. [7]
References
- ^ Tropicos search for Atriplex sabulosa
- ^ The Plant List, Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frém.) S.Watson
- ^ "Atriplex confertifolia". Calflora. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F.
- ^ Flora of North America Atriplex confertifolia
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
External links
- USDA Plants Profile for Atriplex confertifolia (shadscale)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Atriplex confertifolia
- Missouri Botanical Garden: photo of herbarium isotype specimen of Atriplex subconferta (synonym of A. confertifolia) — collected in Wyoming (1911).
- Atriplex confertifolia in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
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