Atriplex spongiosa
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Atriplex |
Species: | A. spongiosa |
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Atriplex spongiosa | |
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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.[1][2] A halophyte, it can grow in media having an NaCl concentration over 600 mM.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Atriplex spongiosa F.Muell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Atriplex spongiosa F. Muell. Taxonomic Serial No.: 822823". itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ 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.