Atriplex lindleyi
{{Short description|Species of plant}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Iconography of Australian salsolaceous plants (1889) (20558121128).jpg
|genus = Atriplex
|species = lindleyi
|authority = Moq.
|synonyms = Atriplex halimoides
}}
Atriplex lindleyi is a species of saltbush known by the common name Lindley's saltbush.{{Cite web |title=Atriplex lindleyi |url=https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=15231 |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=ucjeps.berkeley.edu}}{{Cite web |title=Lindley's Saltbush (Atriplex lindleyi) {{!}} U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |url=https://www.fws.gov/species/lindleys-saltbush-atriplex-lindleyi |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=FWS.gov |language=en}} It is native to Australia, where it is widespread, especially in dry areas. It is known elsewhere as an introduced species, in California and the United States an invasive species.
Description
This is an annual or perennial herb producing brittle, scaly whitish stems erect or spreading to lengths between {{convert|10|and|40|cm}}.{{Cite web |title=Flora of Victoria |url=https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/ff5091e2-6df5-466c-b3fd-ca4e721b0900 |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au}} The leaves are greenish white, scaly, and often toothed along the edges. They are widely lance-shaped to diamond in shape and up to {{convert|3|or|4|cm}} long.
Male flowers are located in leaf axils or in spikelike inflorescences. Female flowers are generally held in small clusters below the male clusters in the leaf axils. The female inflorescence has spongy bracteoles up to {{convert|1|cm}} long and inflated around the flowers.
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External links
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- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3084,3089,3118 Jepson Manual Treatment]
- [https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ATLI USDA Plants Profile]
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- [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Atriplex~lindleyi New South Wales Flora]
- [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415513 Flora of North America]
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Category:Endemic flora of Australia
Category:Flora of New South Wales
Category:Flora of the Northern Territory
Category:Flora of South Australia
Category:Flora of Victoria (state)
Category:Eudicots of Western Australia
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