Atriplex spongiosa

Atriplex spongiosa
Habit
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Atriplex
Species:
A. spongiosa
Binomial name
Atriplex spongiosa
Synonyms
  • Atriplex holocarpa var. spongiosa (F.Muell.) Maiden & Betche
  • Obione spongiosa (F.Muell.) G.L.Chu
  • Senniella spongiosa (F.Muell.) Aellen
  • Senniella spongiosa var. amoena Aellen
  • Senniella spongiosa var. euspongiosa Aellen

Atriplex spongiosa, the pop saltbush (a name it shares with Atriplex holocarpa), is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to central Australia, and introduced to South Africa and Iran. A halophyte, it can grow in media having an NaCl concentration over 600 mM.

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