Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D.Dietr. is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D.Dietr.

Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D.Dietr.

Atriplex elegans is an annual herb with scaly branching stems, small whitish leaves, and clustered separate male and female flowers.

Family
Genus
Atriplex
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D.Dietr.

Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D.Dietr. is an annual herb. It has a scaly, branching stem that grows in a somewhat upright spreading form, reaching heights of 10 to 50 centimeters. Its crusty whitish leaves are narrowly oval, sometimes have toothed edges, and measure less than 3 centimeters long. The plant's inflorescences hold separate male and female flowers, arranged in small, hard clusters.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Atriplex

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