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SPECIES: Atriplex lentiformis | Big Saltbrush 


ABBREVIATION : 
ATRLEN

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ATLE


COMMON NAMES : 
   big saltbrush
   big saltbush
   lens-scale saltbrush
   white-thistle
   quail-brush


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for big saltbrush is Atriplex
lentiformis (Torr.) Wats. [15,18,29].  Some authorities recognize
varieties while others recognize subspecies.  Recognized subspecies and
varieties are as follows [15,18,29]:

           Atriplex lentiformis var. lentiformis (Torr) Wats
           Atriplex lentiformis ssp. breweri (S.Wats) H.M. Hall & Clem
           Atriplex lentiformis var. breweri (S.Wats) McMinn
           Atriplex lentiformis var. torreyi (S.Wats) McMinn
           Atriplex lentiformis var. griffithii (Standley) Benson



LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Julie L. Tesky, March 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tesky, Julie L. 1992. Atriplex lentiformis. In: Remainder of Citation

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