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Kleberg's saltbush
Scientific Name: Atriplex klebergorum
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Other Names:
Atriplex klebergorum (Kleberg's Saltbush)
Atriplex klebergorum, commonly known as Kleberg's saltbush, is a forb/herb belonging to the plant family Chenopodiaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Atriplex klebergorum M.C. Johnston
- Family: Chenopodiaceae
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Synonyms: None explicitly mentioned in the text.
- Common Name: Kleberg's saltbush (English)
- Accepted Taxonomic Status: Accepted
- Related ITIS Name: Atriplex klebergorum M.C. Johnston (TSN 20540)
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Growth Habit: Forb/herb (a non-woody plant that is not a grass)
Distribution and Habitat
- Endemic to a specific location (unspecified in the provided text).
- May be found in coastal areas alongside coastal saltgrass and bermudagrass.
Ecological Role
- A potential halophyte, indicating tolerance to saline environments.
- F-wing saltbush, which the text mentions, is drought and heat tolerant, deep-rooted shrub found in many soil and range types, including dry mesas and alkaline valleys, salt flats
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Observed to interact with a "tiny white-haired blackish bee" in Kingsville, Kleberg County, Texas.
Resources and Further Information
- BISON Web Link: http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov/api/scientificName/Atriplex%20klebergorum
- ITIS Web Link: Note that the ITIS database entry is mentioned as "currently incomplete."
- Species Wikimedia: https://species.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atriplex_klebergorum&oldid=2358718