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Atriplex verrucifera

Scientific Name: Atriplex verrucifera

Family: Chenopodiaceae

Category: Dicot

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Atriplex verrucifera

Atriplex verrucifera M. Bieb. is the accepted scientific name for this plant. It is also known by the synonym Atriplex glauca Pallas (1771), not Linnaeus (1763), Obione verrucifera Moq. Chenop. Monogr, Enum. 76. 1840, and Halimione verrucifera (Bieb.) Aellen.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Family: Amaranthaceae (formerly Chenopodiaceae)
  • Genus: Atriplex
  • Species: Atriplex verrucifera
  • Basionym: Obione verrucifera (M.Bieb.) Moq. (1840)
  • Homotypic Synonym: Halimione verrucifera (M.Bieb.) Aellen

Distribution and Habitat

  • Native to Iran.
  • Found in salt deserts.
  • Also found in Azerbaijan.

Ecological Role

  • Adaptable and an important pasture species.
  • Current research focuses on the mechanisms of salt tolerance in this species.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Perennial with a shrub form.
  • Height approximately 20-50cm.

Genetic Information

  • Chromosome number: 2n = 18 (Note: Halimione pedunculata and Halimione verrucifera also share this chromosome number, while Halimione portulacoides has 2n = 36).

Potential Uses

  • Could be used as forage for livestock.

Further Information

  • USDA Plant Hardiness Map
  • European Nature Information System (EUNIS)
  • Catalogue of Life China, 2013
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Tropicos