Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium (ASU:Plants)
ASU0297068
4344cc4c-c178-4fdc-9c3a-98c5e57c9bd7
Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D. Dietr.
Amaranthaceae
Walter Fertig
31259
2016-05-23
USA, Arizona, Maricopa, Sonoran Desert, Alameda Natural History Museum, north parking area, 734 West Alameda Street, Tempe, between Broadway and Southern Blvd. T1N R4E S28 SW4 of NE4
33.40158 -111.95022 WGS84
354 meters
1160ft
Cracks in asphalt pavement and shallow planters with hard clay-loam soil (not irrigated). With scattered Eucalyptus, Prosopis chilensis, Senna, Cynodon dactylon.
Dioecious herbs, common this year, but absent last year. Some fruits have raised crest-like bumps on the face - similar to var. thornberi