Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC. (Amaranthaceae) - Atriplice comune - fat-hen

Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC. Prodr. 406. 1810 (non Boucher ex DC. 1805)

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
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Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC.
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Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC.
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Magnoliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Caryophyllidae
Order / Ordine: Caryophyllales
Family / Famiglia: Amaranthaceae

Genus / Genere: Atriplex

Species / Specie

Atriplex glauca L.

Atriplex halimus L.

Atriplex hortensis L.

Atriplex latifolia Wahlenb.

Atriplex littoralis L.

Atriplex mollis Desf.

Atriplex nitens Schkuhr

Atriplex oblongifolia W. et K.

Atriplex patula L.

Atriplex portulacoides L.

Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC.

Atriplex rosea L.

Atriplex sagittata Borkh.

Atriplex tatarica L.

Atriplex tornabeni Tineo

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Atriplice comune

English name: fat-hen
French name: arroche hastée
German name: Spießblättrige Melde
Spanish name: atriplex rastrero
Portuguese name: arnoles-silvestres

Forma biologica: T scap
Periodo di fioritura: VII-IX
Tipo corologico: Circumbor.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/600 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Atriplex latifolia Wahlenb.

Images / Immagini

Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC.

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 18.

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Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC.

Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana

Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC.
Carole Ritchie - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image

Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Amaranthaceae:

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti