Atriplex spongiosa

Atriplex spongiosa
	Habit
	Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Atriplex
Species:	A. spongiosa
Binomial name
	Atriplex spongiosa; F.Muell.
Synonyms
	Atriplex holocarpa var. spongiosa (F.Muell.) Maiden & Betche; Obione spongiosa (F.Muell.) G.L.Chu; Senniella spongiosa (F.Muell.) Aellen; Senniella spongiosa var. amoena Aellen; Senniella spongiosa var. euspongiosa Aellen;

Atriplex spongiosa, the pop saltbush (a name it shares with Atriplex holocarpa), is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to central Australia, and introduced to South Africa and Iran.^[1]^[2] A halophyte, it can grow in media having an NaCl concentration over 600 mM.^[3]

Close-up of fruit
In Israel

References

^ ^a ^b "Atriplex spongiosa F.Muell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Atriplex spongiosa F. Muell. Taxonomic Serial No.: 822823". itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ Khan, M. (2000). "Effects of Salinity on Growth, Water Relations and Ion Accumulation of the Subtropical Perennial Halophyte, Atriplex griffithii var. stocksii". Annals of Botany. 85 (2): 225–232. doi:10.1006/anbo.1999.1022.

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[164174-1-1] "Atriplex spongiosa F.Muell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[2] "Atriplex spongiosa F. Muell. Taxonomic Serial No.: 822823". itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[3] Khan, M. (2000). "Effects of Salinity on Growth, Water Relations and Ion Accumulation of the Subtropical Perennial Halophyte, Atriplex griffithii var. stocksii". Annals of Botany. 85 (2): 225–232. doi:10.1006/anbo.1999.1022.

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