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heartscale

Scientific Name: Atriplex cordulata

Family: Chenopodiaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Annual

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Heart Scale

The term "Heart Scale" appears in several contexts, predominantly within the realm of the Pokémon video game series, but also as the common name for a real-world plant and in veterinary medicine.

Pokémon Context

In the Pokémon games, a Heart Scale is a valuable item used to help Pokémon remember previously learned moves.

  • It can be exchanged with a Move Relearner or Move Tutor, allowing a Pokémon to relearn a move it has forgotten.
  • Heart Scales can be found in various locations within the games, sometimes hidden in rocks or held by wild Pokémon like Luvdisc.

Atriplex cordulata

  • Atriplex cordulata is a species of saltbush also known by the common names heartscale and heart-leaf orache.
  • It is endemic to the Central Valley and its San Joaquin region.

Veterinary Medicine Context

In veterinary medicine, vertebral heart scale (VHS) is used to measure the heart size in dogs to detect cardiomegaly.

  • VHS can aid in distinguishing between cardiac and noncardiac causes of respiratory distress in cats.