Family: Amaranthaceae
Atriplex pumilio
Citation:
R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 406 (1810).
Synonymy: A. prostrata R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 406 (1810), nom. illegit., non Boucher ex DC. (1805); A. decumbens R. Br. ex Schultes in Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 6:289 (1820).
Common name: None
Description:
Prostrate to decumbent perennial, monoecious; leaves very shortly petiolate, elliptic to circular, 2-6 mm long, with a scaly sheen on both surfaces.
Flowers in glomerules; male glomerules terminal or in distal leaf axils on the principal branchlets; female glomerules scattered along branches or on dwarf lateral shoots, sometimes reduced to 1 flower.
Fruiting bracteoles broadly oblong-elliptic, convex, obtuse or rounded at the apex, 1-1.5 mm long, sessile or minutely pedicellate, valves united except at the apex.
Distribution:
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S.Aust.: LE, NU, GT, EP, NL, MU, YP. W.Aust.; Qld; N.S.W.; Vic.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: all months.
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SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
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Author:
Not yet available
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