Atriplex paludosa subsp. baudinii

Taxobox
color = lightgreen
name = "Atriplex paludosa" subsp. "baudinii"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Amaranthaceae
genus = "Atriplex"
species = "A. paludosa"
subspecies = "A. paludosa" subsp. "baudinii"
trinomial = "Atriplex paludosa" subsp. "baudinii"
trinomial_authority = (Moq.) Aellen

"Atriplex paludosa" subsp. "baudinii" is subspecies of "Atriplex paludosa" (Marsh Saltbush) that is endemic to Western Australia.

Description

It grows as an erect shrub up to a metre high. Leaves are oval in shape, one to four centimetres long, 2 to 15 millimetres wide, and scaly all over.cite book | author = Wilson, Paul G. | year = 1984 | chapter = Chenopodiaceae | title = "Flora of Australia", Volume 4: Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae | location = Canberra | publisher = Australian Government Publishing Service]

Taxonomy

It was first published as "Atriplex paludosa" var. "Baudini" by Alfred Moquin-Tandon in 1849, based on specimens collected by during the Baudin expedition. The orthography of "Baudini" was later altered to "baudinii".APNI | name = "Atriplex paludosa" var. "baudinii" Moq. | id = 58470] At the same time, Moquin-Tandon published "Atriplex drummondii", based on specimens collected by James Drummond, but the latter name is now considered a taxonomic synonym of the former.APNI | name = "Atriplex drummondii" Moq. | id = 57638] In 1938, Paul Aellen promoted the variety to subspecies rank.APNI | name = "Atriplex paludosa" subsp. "baudinii" (Moq.) Aellen | id = 58460] At the same time, the inexplicably published "Atriplex paludosa" var. "typica" for this taxon, a name that is invalid, illegal and superfluous.APNI | name = "Atriplex paludosa" var. "typica" Aellen | id = 58597]

Distribution and habitat

It occurs almost exclusively within the Southwest Botanical Province of Western Australia.FloraBase | name = "Atriplex paludosa" subsp. "baudinii" (Moq.) Aellen | id = 11525]

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