Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis
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Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis is subspecies of bladder saltbush endemic to Australia.
Description
It grows as an erect shrub up to a metre high. Leaves are oval in shape, with entire margins, ten to 15 millimetres long, and 4 to 6 millimetres wide.{{Cite book| author = Wilson, Paul G. | year = 1984 | chapter = Chenopodiaceae | title = Flora of Australia, Volume 4: Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae | location = Canberra | publisher = Australian Government Publishing Service| title-link = Flora of Australia (series) }}
Taxonomy
The species was first published by Geoffrey Parr-Smith in Paul G. Wilson's 1984 treatment of the genus for the Flora of Australia series.{{APNI | name = Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis Parr-Sm. | id = 59369}}
Distribution and habitat
It grows in loam and clay, on coastal dunes and salt lakes;{{FloraBase | name = Atriplex vesicaria subsp. variabilis Parr-Smith | id = 11551}} it has a fairly wide distribution, occurring in South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.