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Arthrocnemum
Sign in to saveArthrocnemum was a genus of shrubs in the family Amaranthaceae. Two or three species were included in the genus. They are halophytes with fleshy, apparently articulated plant stems and reduced leaves and flowers.
Species
Glaucous Glasswort
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyAmaranthaceae
Arthrocnemum Moq. – rodzaj roślin z rodziny szarłatowatych (Amaranthaceae Juss.). Według The Plant List w obrębie tego rodzaju znajdują się 3 gatunki o nazwach zweryfikowanych i zaakceptowanych, podczas gdy kolejnych 19 taksonów ma status gatunków niepewnych (niezweryfikowanych). Występuje naturalnie w Eurazji, Afryce oraz Ameryce Północnej.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 85
- With media
- 62
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Collections
- OBI, UCSB, SBBG, SD, RSA, MNHN
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Australia, South Africa, Espagne, Mozambique, Turkey, Spain
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- synonym
- Image
- Arthrocnemum macrostachyum LaMata.jpg
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- Arthrocnemum
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- Arthrocnemum
- topic's main category
- Category:Arthrocnemum
- taxon synonym of
- Arthrocaulon
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Description
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Arthrocnemum was a genus of shrubs in the family Amaranthaceae. Two or three species were included in the genus. They are halophytes with fleshy, apparently articulated plant stems and reduced leaves and flowers.
== Description == Species formerly placed in Arthrocnemum are low shrubs up to , much branched from base, and often forming mats. Young stems are succulent, glaucous (sometimes yellowish), glabrous, and appear to be articulated. The opposite leaves are sessile, joined at base and forming a cup around the stem, fleshy, glabrous, their blades reduced to small, cuspidate scales up to 5 mm.
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