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a genus of plants of the family Chenopodiaceae. They are annual or perennial herbs, subshrubs, and shrubs. The plants have alternate leaves which are often covered with a mealy bloom (as is the stem). The flowers are unisexual, on monoecious, rarely dioecious, plants; they are gathered into small clusters, forming spicate or paniculate inflorescences. The staminate flowers are five-membered; the pistillate flowers generally do not have a perianth. The fruit is indehiscent and monospermous.

There are approximately 200 species of Atriplex, distributed in temperate and subtropical zones. More than 35 species are found in the USSR. Common orache (Atriplex patula) and the species A. nitens, which are both annuals, grow along fields, orchards, gardens, and vacant lots. The species A. tatarica grows on saline soil and among plantings of cotton. In Middle Asia, species of A triplex serve as feed for camels. Distributed in saline deserts and semideserts are the subshrubs A. alba, a good fuel and a pasture feed for camels in the winter and fall, and A. verrucifera (often included in the genus Halimione), which serves as feed for sheep and beef cattle. Garden orache, or French spinach (A. hortensis), is raised as an ornamental; its leaves, as well as those of A. tatarica and A. nitens, are sometimes used as food. Plants of the genus Chenopodium are often called Atriplex.


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On the other hand, while selenium is accumulated by asters, Machaeranthera, Atriplex, Oonopsis and some species of Astragalus (milkvetch), there are some plants which are obligated to accumulate it -- they need it: Stanleya (Princesplume), Xylorrhiza (woody aster) and Astragalus mollissimun (locoweed).
Atriplex vesicaria (n = 7) was collected from the grove soils and Sclerolaena brachyptera (n = l) from both the grove and intergrove sites.
Although the studied species of Atriplex don't show any sign of toxicity for the Cr, these rates can be very dangerous for the rest of the ecosystem (fodder nature of the studied plants).
The relative influences of mortality, nonflowering, and sex change on the sex ratios of six atriplex species.
Halophytic plants such as saltbush (Atriplex halimus and Atriplex nummularia) contain high levels of secondary metabolites, mainly oxalic acid (Alazzeh and Abu-Zanat, 2004).
Thirteen ground-layer species were recorded across the trial, dominated by halophytes including species of Atriplex and Enchylaena tomentosa (ruby saltbush), or species with physiological adaptations to elevated salinity such as Chloris gayana (Rhodes grass).
Natural stations (dominated by Atriplex portulacoides, Chenopodiaceae) and invaded stations (dominated by Elymus athericus, Poaceae) were located at the same distance from the dike.
In charred wood it is difficult to distinguish between the anatomy of Atriplex and Seidlitzia.
Holthausen RS, Caldwell MM (1980) Seasonal dynamics of root system respiration in Atriplex confertifolia.
Some studies indicate that germination of Atriplex triangularis in salinity environments are shorter step-growing and road length NaCl salinity compared to other materials causing a greater inhibitory effect on the appearance of fetal tissues [18],
2012), because they analyzed samples from 4 plant genera (Astragalus, Atriplex, Chenopodium and Robinia) of a total of 6, which are also present in our study: "The results presented here for the morphological structure of A.
Fin-winged fruits occur in some species of the shrubby genus Atriplex L.