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Atriplex sect. Sclerocalymma
in P. F. A. Ascherson et al., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5(4): 139. 1913.
Basionym: Sclero calymma Ascherson Fl. Brandenburg 1: 578. 1864
Synonyms: Roseae Standley
Plants annual, erect or decumbent. Leaves usually with Kranz-type anatomy (without in A. tatarica). Pistillate flowers lacking perianth, enclosed by pair of bracteoles. Bracteoles rhombic to ovate, united to about middle, proximal part hardened and cartilaginous in fruit. Seeds vertical; radicle inferior, basal, or median.
Distribution
Introduced; Eurasia
Discussion
Species ca. 10 (3 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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inconspicuous +
lacking +
slippery +
entire +
absent +
1;5 +
foliaceous +
united +
dimorphic +
enclosing +
absent +
3-5-parted +
Eurasia +
coiled +
curved +
developing +
annular +
large +
storage +
common +
white +
pistillate +
clustered +
dimorphic +
appendaged +
mature +
enlarged +
thickened +
bladderlike +
true +
kranz-type +
connate +
attached +
campylotropous +
lacking +
imbricate +
absent +
inconspicuous +
accrescent +
fleshy +
(1-)3-5-lobed +
mottled +
free +
absent +
naked +
absent +
cartilaginous +
hardened +
in P. F. A. Ascherson et al., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. +
1913 +
spreading +
fusiform +
thickened +
scurfy +
inflated +
vertical +
flattened +
cylindric +
absent +
jointed +
stellate +
silvery +
succulent +
lacking +
reduced;small +
fleshy +
1;3 +
prickly +
variable +
indistinct +
shiny +
verrucate +
Atriplex sect. Sclerocalymma +
Atriplex subg. Atriplex +
section +
spicate +
elongate +
kranz-type +
dicotyledonous +
normal +
silvery +
scurfy +
annual +
decumbent;erect +
monoecious +