Atriplex holocarpa
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Atriplex holocarpa is a low-growing species of Atriplex (saltbush) found throughout arid regions of Australia.[1] A. holocarpa is commonly known as pop saltbush (a name it shares with Atriplex spongiosa), because its carpals pop when stepped upon.[2]
Atriplex holocarpa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Atriplex |
Species: | A. holocarpa |
Binomial name | |
Atriplex holocarpa | |
Atriplex holocarpa range, Atlas of Living Australia |
Atriplex holocarpa was described by Ferdinand von Mueller during his 1859 voyages through inland Australia.[3] The name 'Atriplex' is from the Latin atriplexum, meaning 'orache', a plant used in ancient times as spinach substitute [4]
The Latin holocarpa describes the spongey carpel and holocarpa denotes the plant's whole (holo-) carpel (-carpa). Atriplex species are typified by seeds enclosed in hard or spongey bodies consisting of two small bracts.[2][1]