familyChenopodiaceae
genusAtriplex
subgenusAtriplex subg. Obione
sectionAtriplex sect. Obione
subsectionAtriplex subsect. Arenariae
speciesAtriplex elegans
Atriplex elegans var. fasciculata
Contr. W. Bot. 12: 76. 1908.
Common names: Mecca orach
Weedy
Basionym: Atriplex fasciculata S. Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 377. 1882
Synonyms: Atriplex elegans subsp. fasciculata (S. Watson) H. M. Hall & Clements Atriplex saltonensis
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Mentioned on page 365.
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Stems 0.5–4.5 dm. Fruiting bracteoles sessile, samaralike, orbiculate, compressed, 3–4 mm, united to beyond middle, margin rather minutely and acutely toothed, teeth mainly 0.3– 0.5 mm. Seeds 1.5 mm.
Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Alkaline flats, valley grasslands, deserts
Elevation: 70-1000 m
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Nev., Mexico (Baja California)
Discussion
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Lower Taxa
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cristate +
inconspicuous +
lacking +
staminate +
small +
slippery +
dentate +
middle +
broadest +
entire +
absent +
1;5 +
foliaceous +
united +
dimorphic +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (?) +
absent +
not crested +
3-5-parted +
Mecca orach +
coiled +
curved +
developing +
annular +
large +
storage +
common +
white +
clustered +
appendaged +
mature +
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arranged +
bladderlike +
alternate +
green +
united +
toothed +
2mm;4mm +
thin +
united +
connate +
attached +
campylotropous +
lacking +
imbricate +
absent +
inconspicuous +
accrescent +
fleshy +
3-5-parted +
mottled +
free +
absent +
naked +
absent +
Contr. W. Bot. +
1908 +
erect +
superior +
fusiform +
thickened +
scurfy +
inflated +
brown +
erect +
flattened +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
Weedy +
paniculate +
cylindric +
absent +
stellate +
procumbent +
angled +
succulent +
lacking +
reduced;small +
fleshy +
1;3 +
prickly +
variable +
indistinct +
shiny +
verrucate +
Atriplex elegans var. fasciculata +
Atriplex elegans +
variety +
spicate +
prominent +
adjacent +
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kranz-type +
dicotyledonous +
normal +
silvery +
scurfy +
annual +
decumbent-ascending;erect +
monoecious +