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Atriplex spongiosa

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Species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae

Atriplex spongiosa
Habit
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Atriplex
Species: A. spongiosa
Binomial name
Atriplex spongiosa
F.Muell.
Synonyms
  • Atriplex holocarpa var. spongiosa (F.Muell.) Maiden & Betche
  • Obione spongiosa (F.Muell.) G.L.Chu
  • Senniella spongiosa (F.Muell.) Aellen
  • Senniella spongiosa var. amoena Aellen
  • Senniella spongiosa var. euspongiosa Aellen

Atriplex spongiosa, the pop saltbush (a name it shares with Atriplex holocarpa), is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to central Australia, and introduced to South Africa and Iran. A halophyte, it can grow in media having an NaCl concentration over 600 mM.

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References

  1. ^ "Atriplex spongiosa F.Muell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. "Atriplex spongiosa F. Muell. Taxonomic Serial No.: 822823". itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. Khan, M. (2000). "Effects of Salinity on Growth, Water Relations and Ion Accumulation of the Subtropical Perennial Halophyte, Atriplex griffithii var. stocksii". Annals of Botany. 85 (2): 225–232. doi:10.1006/anbo.1999.1022.
Taxon identifiers
Atriplex spongiosa


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