Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr. var. gardneri
Gardner's sagebrush
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)
(Previously in Chenopodiaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Gardner's sagebrush
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)
(Previously in Chenopodiaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Map
Distribution of Atriplex gardneri var. gardneri
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Species Information
General:
Perennial semishrub with a woody base; stems erect or spreading, freely branched, 10-60 cm tall.
Leaves:
Leaves alternate, narrowly spoon-shaped to oblong, 2-5 cm long, 2-12 mm wide, narrowed gradually to a short stalk or sometimes unstalked, densely greyish-scurfy, usually smooth margined.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of axillary or terminal, leafless spikes or panicles; pistillate bracteoles irregularly toothed and smooth to pimply, 3-7 mm long, lanceolate to elliptic or rounded.
Fruits:
Membranous pericarps; seeds erect, about 2 mm long.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia