Revegetation or Rangeland, Shrub or Tree
fourwing saltbush
UtricleUtricle:
A one-seeded, usually small, bladdery fruit as found in Atriplex.
ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
, four-sided, and winged
Light yellow
GranularGranular:
Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.
with heavy veins
Each corner margin bears large irregular wings.
The utricleUtricle:
A one-seeded, usually small, bladdery fruit as found in Atriplex.
is rectangular in cross section with large wings following the margins of each corner. The wings are usually milled off in the conditioning process as in the lower middle figure.
Not listed
Included
Chenopodiaceae
Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.