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Atriplex minuticarpa
Atriplex minuticarpa Stutz & G.L. Chu
Smallbract Orach, Smallbract Orache, Tununk Saltbush
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ATMI4
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 18 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: GreenBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: UTNative Habitat: Fine-textured saline substrates, with mat-atriplex, greasewood, rabbitbrush and shadscale communities.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FACU | FAC | FAC | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Atriplex minuticarpa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Atriplex minuticarpa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Atriplex minuticarpa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-28Research By: CBR