Atriplex depressa
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Atriplex depressa is a species of saltbush
known by the common names brittlescale and depressed orache. It is sometimes treated as a variety of Atriplex parishii
.
It is endemic to the Central Valley of California
, where it grows in areas with saline and alkaline soils.
This is a small annual herb producing low-lying stems up to about 20 centimeters long. It is whitish and scaly and brittle. The scaly white leaves are oval to heart-shaped, pointed, and less than a centimeter long each. The inflorescence
s hold male or female flowers, which are small, hard clusters of flowers.
Atriplex
Atriplex is a plant genus of 100-200 species, known by the common names of saltbush and orache . The genus is quite variable and widely distributed. It includes many desert and seashore plants and halophytes, as well as plants of moist environments...
known by the common names brittlescale and depressed orache. It is sometimes treated as a variety of Atriplex parishii
Atriplex parishii
Atriplex parishii is an uncommon species of saltbush known by the common names Parish's saltbush and Parish's brittlescale. It is native to central and southern California where it can occasionally be found along the immediate coastline, and the Channel Islands...
.
It is endemic to the Central Valley of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where it grows in areas with saline and alkaline soils.
This is a small annual herb producing low-lying stems up to about 20 centimeters long. It is whitish and scaly and brittle. The scaly white leaves are oval to heart-shaped, pointed, and less than a centimeter long each. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
s hold male or female flowers, which are small, hard clusters of flowers.