Help w/plant name

[Al Stangenberger]

Harold Slater (hslater at io.org) wrote:
:  -=> Quoting Ylevy at binah.cc.brandeis.e to All <=-


:  Yl> Atriplex nummularia (Family: CHENOPODIACEAE).

:  Yl> Specifically, what is the common name of this plant, and/or WHAT IS IT
:  Yl> in non-botanical terms?  Any help even just on the family
:  Yl> CHENOPODIACEAE would be appreciated.

The common name for the genus Atriplex is  Saltbush, and a lot of the
species which occur in California tend to be found in coastal or alkaline
sites.  

A. nummularia is native to Austraila but is naturalized in Calif. on sandy
coastal bluffs near Playa del Rey (according to Munz and Keck's California
Flora).  It is an erect shrub 2-3 meters tall, flowers December-June.

--
--
Al Stangenberger                      Univ. of California at Berkeley
forags at nature.berkeley.edu            Dept. of Env. Sci., Policy, & Mgt.
BITNET: FORAGS AT UCBNATUR            145 Mulford Hall # 3114
(510) 642-4424  FAX: (510) 643-5438   Berkeley, CA  94720-3114