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Atriplex coronata

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Atriplex coronata
Atriplex coronata var. notatior (San Jacinto Valley crownscale)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Atriplex
Species:
A. coronata
Binomial name
Atriplex coronata

Atriplex coronata is a species of saltbush known by the common name crownscale. It is endemic to California.

Distribution

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The halophyte plant grows in areas of saline and alkaline soils in the Central Valley and nearby slopes of the Inner California Coast Ranges in Central California; and the South Coast region of Southern California.

Description

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Atriplex coronata is an annual herb producing stiff erect or leaning straw-colored stems up to about 30 centimeters tall. The gray scaly leaves are one or two centimeters long.

The flowers are generally oval shaped. The seeds are just over a millimeter long.

Varieties

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There are two or three varieties of this species. They include:

References

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