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42b. Atriplex elegans (Moquin-Tandon) D. Dietrich var. fasciculata (S. Watson) M. E. Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 12: 76. 1908.

Mecca orach

Atriplex fasciculata S. Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 377. 1882; A. elegans subsp. fasciculata (S. Watson) H. M. Hall & Clements; A. saltonensis Parish

Stems 0.5-4.5 dm. 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. Seeds 1.5 mm.

Flowering spring-fall. Alkaline flats, valley grasslands, deserts; 70-1000 m; Ariz, Calif., Nev.; Mexico (Baja California).


 

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