Atriplex gardneri

Species category

Revegetation or Rangeland, Shrub or Tree, Weed

Common name

Gardner's saltbush

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

UtricleUtricle:
A one-seeded, usually small, bladdery fruit as found in Atriplex.

Shape

Roughly ellipticElliptic:
Outline of an ellipse; greatest width midway sloping to an equally pointed apex and base.

Size

  • Length: 5–7.1 mm
  • Width: 2–4 mm
  • Thickness: 2–4 mm

Color

Light brown

Texture

GranularGranular:
Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.

Other structures

Two slender styles. Pointed style.

Identification notes

Course wings or bracts.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Chenopodiaceae

Valid name

Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr.

Synonyms

Atriplex buxifolia Rydb.
Atriplex gordonii Hook.
Atriplex nuttallii S. Watson ssp. buxifolia (Rydb.) H.M. Hall & Clem.
Atriplex nuttallii S. Watson ssp. gardneri (Moq.) H.M. Hall & Clem.

 Atriplex gardneri . Utrilce with a pointed top and two slender styles.
Atriplex gardneri. Utrilce with a pointed top and two slender styles.