Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis
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Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis is subspecies of Bladder Saltbush endemic to Australia.
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[edit] Description
It grows as an erect shrub up to a metre high. Leaves are oval in shape, with entire margins, ten to 15 millimetres long, and 4 to 6 millimetres wide.[1]
[edit] Taxonomy
The species was first published by Geoffrey Parr-Smith in Paul G. Wilson's 1984 treatment of the genus for the Flora of Australia series.[1][2]
[edit] Distribution and habitat
It grows in loam and clay, on coastal dunes and salt lakes;[3] it has a fairly wide distribution, occuring in South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Wilson, Paul G. (1984). "Chenopodiaceae", Flora of Australia, Volume 4: Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.
- ^ Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis Parr-Sm.. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis Parr-Smith. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
