PLANTS Profile for Atriplex ×aptera (moundscale)

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PLANTS Profile

Atriplex ×aptera A. Nelson (pro sp.) [canescens × nutallii]
moundscale

Symbol:

ATAP

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Chenopodiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Subshrub
Shrub

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

Images:
Atriplex ×aptera A. Nelson (pro sp.) [canescens × nutallii]

Synonyms:
Atriplex ×aptera A. Nelson (pro sp.) [canescens × nutallii]

	ATCAA2	Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. ssp. aptera (A. Nelson) H.M. Hall & Clem.
	ATCAA	Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. aptera (A. Nelson) C.L. Hitchc.
	ATGAA	Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr. var. aptera (A. Nelson) S.L. Welsh & Crompton

Distribution:
Atriplex ×aptera A. Nelson (pro sp.) [canescens × nutallii]


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USA (CO, MT, ND, SD, WY), CAN (AB, SK)

Related Taxa:
Atriplex ×aptera A. Nelson (pro sp.) [canescens × nutallii]

View 34 genera in Chenopodiaceae, 111 species in Atriplex

Classification:
Atriplex ×aptera A. Nelson (pro sp.) [canescens × nutallii]

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Chenopodiaceae – Goosefoot family
Genus	Atriplex L. – saltbush
Species	Atriplex ×aptera A. Nelson (pro sp.) [canescens × nutallii] – moundscale

More Accounts and Images:
Atriplex ×aptera A. Nelson (pro sp.) [canescens × nutallii]

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 192288.

Time Generated: 09/01/2009 12:29 AM MDT