Flora of North America species comparison

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Atriplex elegans var. fasciculata
Photo is of parent taxon

Mecca orach, wheelscale, wheelscale saltbush
Stems

0.5–4.5 dm.
Seeds

1.5 mm.
Fruiting

bracteoles sessile, samaralike, orbiculate, compressed, 3–4 mm, united to beyond middle, margin rather minutely and acutely toothed, teeth mainly 0.3– 0.5 mm.

Atriplex elegans var. fasciculata
Phenology Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat Alkaline flats, valley grasslands, deserts
Elevation 70-1000 m (200-3300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CA; NV; Mexico (Baja California)
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 4.
Parent taxa Chenopodiaceae > Atriplex > subg. Obione > sect. Obione > subsect. Arenariae > Atriplex elegans
Sibling taxa
A. elegans var. elegans
Synonyms A. fasciculata, A. elegans subsp. fasciculata, A. saltonensis
Name authority (S. Watson) M. E. Jones: Contr. W. Bot. 12: 76. (1908)
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