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Atriplex sect. Atriplex
Synonyms: Atriplex sect. Dichrosperma Hortenses Standley
Plants annual, erect. Leaves without Kranz-type anatomy. Pistillate flowers dimorphic, either ebracteolate and with 3–5-lobed perianth enveloping a horizontal seed, or lacking a perianth and enclosed by a pair of bracteoles enveloping a vertical seed. Bracteoles ovate to orbicular, distinct almost to base. Seed erect; radicle inferior.
Distribution
Introduced; Asia
Discussion
Species 2 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
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inconspicuous +
lacking +
slippery +
entire +
absent +
1;5 +
foliaceous +
distinct +
dimorphic +
enclosing +
absent +
3-5-parted +
Asia +
coiled +
curved +
developing +
annular +
large +
storage +
common +
white +
clustered +
dimorphic +
appendaged +
mature +
enlarged +
thickened +
bladderlike +
true +
kranz-type +
connate +
attached +
campylotropous +
lacking +
imbricate +
absent +
inconspicuous +
accrescent +
fleshy +
3-5-lobed +
mottled +
free +
absent +
naked +
absent +
spreading +
inferior +
fusiform +
thickened +
scurfy +
inflated +
flattened +
cylindric +
absent +
jointed +
stellate +
silvery +
succulent +
lacking +
reduced;small +
fleshy +
1;3 +
prickly +
variable +
indistinct +
shiny +
verrucate +
Atriplex sect. Atriplex +
Atriplex subg. Atriplex +
section +
spicate +
elongate +
kranz-type +
dicotyledonous +
normal +
silvery +
scurfy +
annual +
monoecious +