Atriplex holocarpa

Atriplex holocarpa is a low-growing species of Atriplex (saltbush) found throughout arid regions of Australia.Moore, P (2005). A guide to plants of inland Australia. Reed New Holland, A. holocarpa is commonly known as pop saltbush (a name it shares with Atriplex spongiosa), because its carpals pop when stepped upon.Cunningham, G. M., Mulhorne, W. E., Milthorpe, P. L., Leigh and J. H. (1992). Plants of Western New South Wales, Inkata Press : Melbourne and Sydney. Atriplex holocarpa was described by Ferdinand von Mueller during his 1859 voyages through inland Australia.Mueller, F (1859). Report on the plants collected during Mr. Babbage's expedition into the northwestern interior of South Australia in 1858. The name 'Atriplex' is from the Latin atriplexum, meaning 'orache', a plant used in ancient times as spinach substitute Australian National Herbarium, Atriplex nummularia, https://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2007/atriplex-nummularia.html The Latin holocarpa describes the spongey carpel and holocarpa denotes the plant's whole (holo-) carpel (-carpa). Atriplex species are typified by seeds enclosed in hard or spongey bodies consisting of two small bracts.

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