eHALOPH - Halophytes Database

Family	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Atriplex
Species	confertifolia
Author	(Torr. & Frém.) S.Watson
Infraspecific	subsp.
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Plant type	xerophyte
Life form	Shrub
Ecotypes	Yes
Max. salinity	56 dS/m
Germination	Yes
Salt glands and bladders	Yes
Photosynthesis Pathway	C4
Molecular data	DNA Previously was: Phylogeny
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	unknown
Bioremediation	unknown
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Secondary Metabolites
Compatible Solutes
Habitat	F Heathland, scrub and tundra
Economic use	3200.0 Browse
Distribution
Distribution (text)	Curlew Valley, North Western Utah, USA Mono Lake, California, USA
Miscellaneous notes	A plant of cold salt desert
References	Aronson, J.A., D. Pasternak and A. Danon. (1988) Introduction and first evaluation of 120 halophytes under seawater irrigation. In: Arid lands : today and tomorrow : proceedings of an international research and development conference, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A., October 20-25, 1985. 737. -746. (see details) 117 Plants associated with this reference: Allenrolfea occidentalis Anagallis arvensis Arthrocnemum fruticosum Arthrocnemum halocnemoides Arthrocnemum macrostachyum Astydamia latifolia Atriplex atacamensis Atriplex barclayana Atriplex bunburyana Atriplex canescens Atriplex cinerea Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex dimorphostegia Atriplex glauca Atriplex halimus Atriplex hymenelytra Atriplex lentiformis Atriplex leucoclada Atriplex leucophylla Atriplex linearis Atriplex nummularia Atriplex nuttallii Atriplex repanda Atriplex sagittifolia Atriplex semibaccata Atriplex undulata Atriplex vesicaria Batis maritima Beta vulgaris Borrichia frutescens Calotropis gigantea Calotropis procera Carpobrotus edulis Casuarina cristata Casuarina glauca Casuarina stricta Chenopodium auricomum Chenopodium macrospermum Conocarpus erectus Crambe maritima Crithmum maritimum Daucus halophilus Disphyma australe Disphyma crassifolium Drosanthemum candens Eremophila polyclada Eucalyptus sargentii Frankenia pulverulenta Galenia fruticosa Halimione portulacoides Haloxylon recurvum Inula crithmoides Inula viscosa Ipomoea stolonifera Iresine rhizomatosa Juncus maritimus Lampranthus albus Limonium axillare Limonium macrophyllum Limonium meyeri Limonium pectinatum Limonium perezii Limonium sinuatum Limonium vulgare Lotus creticus Lotus cytisoides Lycopersicon minor Maireana sedifolia Malacocera albicans Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Myoporum parvifolium Nitraria billardieri Nitraria retusa Nitraria schoberi Osteospermum fruticosum Otanthus maritimus Parapholis incurva Paspalum distichum Peganum harmala Pholiurus incurvus Phyla nodiflora Plantago crassifolia Plantago maritima Polypogon monspeliensis Puccinellia maritima Puccinellia peisonis Rhagodia crassifolia Salicornia bigelovii Salvadora persica Sarcocornia fruticosa Sarcocornia perennis Scaevola crassifolia Scaevola taccada Selliera radicans Sesuvium portulacastrum Sesuvium sessile Sesuvium verrucosum Solanum incanum Spartina longispica Suaeda maritima Suaeda nigra Suaeda nudiflora Suaeda splendens Suaeda torreyana Suaeda vera Suaeda vermiculata Tamarix chinensis Tamarix nilotica Tamarix senegalensis Tetragonia fruticosa Tetragonia implexicoma Tetragonia tetragonoides Thespesia populnea Urginea maritima Zygophyllum billardierei Zygophyllum coccineum Zygophyllum dumosum Doliner, L. H. and P. A. Jolliffe (1979) ECOLOGICAL EVIDENCE CONCERNING THE ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE C4 DICARBOXYLIC-ACID PATHWAY OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS. Oecologia. 38, 1, 23-34. (see details) 24 Plants associated with this reference: Abronia latifolia Abronia maritima Abronia umbellata Allenrolfea occidentalis Atriplex canescens Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex parryi Atriplex patula Atriplex torreyi Chenopodium glaucum Convolvulus soldanella Croton californicus Kochia americana Kochia californica Lycium brevipes Puccinellia nuttalliana Saccharum robustum Saccharum spontaneum Sesuvium verrucosum Spartina gracilis Spartina spartinae Suaeda californica Typha angustifolia Typha latifolia Donovan, LA; Linton, MJ; Richards, JH (2001) Predawn plant water potential does not necessarily equilibrate with soil water potential under well-watered conditions. OECOLOGIA. 129, 3, 328. -335. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Atriplex confertifolia Goodman, P. J. (1973) PHYSIOLOGICAL AND ECOTYPIC ADAPTATIONS OF PLANTS TO SALT DESERT CONDITIONS IN UTAH. Journal of Ecology. 61, 2, 473-494. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex nuttallii Meyer, S. E., S. L. Carlson and S. C. Garvin (1998) Seed germination regulation and field seed bank carryover in shadscale (Atriplex confertifolia : Chenopodiaceae). Journal of Arid Environments. 38, 2, 255-267. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Atriplex confertifolia Mikhiel, G. S., S. E. Meyer and R. L. Pendleton (1992) VARIATION IN GERMINATION RESPONSE TO TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY IN SHRUBBY ATRIPLEX SPECIES. Journal of Arid Environments. 22, 1, 39-49. (see details) 5 Plants associated with this reference: Atriplex canescens Atriplex canescens Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex lentiformis Atriplex polycarpa Sanderson, S. C. (2011) THE PLOIDY RACES OF ATRIPLEX CONFERTIFOLIA (CHENOPODIACEAE). Western North American Naturalist. 71, 1, 67-77. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Atriplex confertifolia Sandquist, D. R. and J. R. Ehleringer (1995) Carbon isotope discrimination in the C-4 shrub Atriplex confertifolia along a salinity gradient. Great Basin Naturalist. 55, 2, 135-141. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Atriplex confertifolia Schirmer, U. and S. W. Breckle (1982) The role of bladders for salt removal in some Chenopodiaceae (mainly Atriplex species). In: Contributions to the ecology of halophytes. Sen, D. N. And K. S. Rajpurohit. 2, 215. -232. (see details) 4 Plants associated with this reference: Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex hortensis Atriplex nummularia Atriplex vesicaria WELKIE, GW; CALDWELL, M (1970) LEAF ANATOMY OF SPECIES IN SOME DICOTYLEDON FAMILIES AS RELATED TO C3 AND C4 PATHWAYS OF CARBON FIXATION. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY. 48, 12, 2135. -&. (see details) 13 Plants associated with this reference: Atriplex breweri Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex corrugata Atriplex coulteri Atriplex cuneata Atriplex decumbens Atriplex nuttallii Atriplex parryi Atriplex torreyi Suaeda californica Suaeda nigra Suaeda suffrutescens Suaeda torreyana

Report for Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frém.) S.Watson