Kingdom Plantae Family Amaranthaceae Genus Atriplex Higher classification Saltbush | Order Caryophyllales Subfamily Chenopodioideae Scientific name Atriplex lindleyi Rank Species | |
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Similar Saltbush, Atriplex suberecta, Atriplex vesicaria, Atriplex leucophylla, Atriplex elegans | ||
Atriplex lindleyi is a species of saltbush known by the common name Lindley's saltbush. It is native to Australia, where it is widespread, especially in dry areas. It is known elsewhere as an introduced species, in California and the United States an invasive species.
This is an annual or perennial herb producing brittle, scaly whitish stems erect or spreading to lengths between 10 and 40 centimeters. The leaves are greenish white, scaly, and often toothed along the edges. They are widely lance-shaped to diamond in shape and up to 3 or 4 centimeters long.
Male flowers are located in leaf axils or in spikelike inflorescences. Female flowers are generally held in small clusters below the male clusters in the leaf axils. The female inflorescence has spongy bracteoles up to a centimeter long and inflated around the flowers.