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Atriplex micrantha (two-scale saltbush; twoscale orache; twoscale saltbush)

Synonyms: Atriplex hastata var. heterosperma (homotypic); Atriplex heterosperma; Atriplex hortensis heterosperma

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  High
Lifespan [2]  Annual
Structure [4]  Herb
Light Preference [3]  Full Sun
Soil Fertility [3]  Intermediate
Soil Moisture [3]  Moist

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area V 36286 Montana, Wyoming, United States
Chernye Zemli Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik IV 621951 Russia  

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Ellenberg, H., Weber, H.E., Dull, R., Wirth, V., Werner, W., Paulissen, D. (1991) Zeigerwerte von Pflanzen in Mitteleuropa. Scripta Geobotanica 18, 1–248
♦ 4Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0