Atriplex prostrata explained
Atriplex prostrata, called the spear-leaved orache, hastate orache, thin-leaf orache, triangle orache, and fat hen, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the saltbush genus Atriplex, native to Europe, Macaronesia, northern Africa, Ethiopia, the Middle East, western Siberia, and Central Asia, and introduced to temperate North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, and Primorsky Krai in far eastern Russia.[1] [2] [3] [4] It is a facultative halophyte.[5]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are currently accepted:[3]
- Atriplex prostrata subsp. calotheca (Rafn) M.A.Gust.
- Atriplex prostrata subsp. latifolia (Wahlenb.) Rauschert
- Atriplex prostrata subsp. polonica (Zapal.) Uotila
- Atriplex prostrata subsp. prostrata
Notes and References
- Web site: Atriplex prostrata fat hen, hastate orache, thin-leaf orache . Knoke . Don . Giblin . David . 2021 . Burke Herbarium Image Collection . Burke Museum, University of Washington . 2 January 2021 .
- Web site: Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC. . . 1 January 2021 . itis.gov . Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) . 2 January 2021 .
- Web site: Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2 January 2021 .
- Web site: Atriplex prostrata spear-leaved orache . The Royal Horticultural Society . 2 January 2021 .
- Effect of Salinity on Growth, Ion Content, and Cell Wall Chemistry in Atriplex prostrata (Chenopodiaceae) . Wang . Li-Wen . Showalter . Allan M. . Ungar . Irwin A. . American Journal of Botany . 1997 . 84 . 9 . 1247–1255 . 10.2307/2446049 . 2446049 . 21708680 . free .
