Atriplex torreyi var. griffithsii
Amer. Midl. Naturalist 55: 205. 1956.
Common names: Griffiths’ saltbush
Endemic
Basionym: Atriplex griffithsii Standley in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 21: 63. 1916
Synonyms: Atriplex lentiformis subsp. griffithsii (Standley) H. M. Hall & Clements Atriplex lentiformis var. griffithsii (Standley) L. D. Benson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 378.
Plants mainly 3–10 dm; branchlets slender, striately angled, not spiny. Petiole 1–2 mm. Pistillate flowers borne in panicles 5–20 cm. Fruiting bracteoles subreniform, mainly 3–4 (–4.5) × (3.5–) 5–6 mm. Seeds 1.4–1.9 mm wide.
Phenology: Flowering spring–winter.
Habitat: Saline flats
Elevation: 1200 m
Distribution
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Ariz.
Discussion
The leaves of Atriplex torreyi var. griffithsii are thick, with rounded edges, the staminate glomerules are beadlike, 2–3.5 mm thick in interrupted spikes borne in terminal, leafy-based panicles.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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