Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis

Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Atriplex
Species: A. vesicaria
Subspecies: A. vesicaria subsp. variabilis
Trinomial name
Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis
Parr-Sm.

Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis is subspecies of Bladder Saltbush endemic to Australia.

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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]

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]

Distribution and habitat

It grows in loam and clay, on coastal dunes and salt lakes;[3] it has a fairly wide distribution, occurring in South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Wilson, Paul G. (1984). "Chenopodiaceae". Flora of Australia, Volume 4: Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. 
  2. ^ "Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis Parr-Sm.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=59369. 
  3. ^ "Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis Parr-Smith". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/11551.