Atriplex bunburyana
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Atriplex bunburyana, commonly known as Silver Saltbush, is a species of saltbush endemic to Western Australia.
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[edit] Description
It grows as an erect shrub up to a metre high, with slender branches that are often straight and rigid. Leaves are oval in shape, five to 20 millimetres long, with a linear margin and a blueish colour caused by a thin scaly coating.[1]
[edit] Taxonomy
It was first published by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1882 under the name Atriplex bunburyanum,[2] but this name was orthographically invalid and has been corrected to Atriplex bunburyana.[3] The name refers to the collector of the type specimen, a Miss Bunbury, who collected specimens of this species from the Gascoyne River in 1882.
The species' only synonym is A. paludosa subsp. graciliflora, published by Paul Aellen in 1938.[4]
[edit] Distribution and habitat
Endemic to Western Australia, it occurs through most of the western half of the state, both near the coast and inland.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Wilson, Paul G. (1984). "Chenopodiaceae", Flora of Australia, Volume 4: Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.
- ^ Atriplex bunburyanum F.Muell.. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Atriplex bunburyana F.Muell.. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Atriplex paludosa subsp. graciliflora Aellen. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Atriplex bunburyana F.Muell.. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
