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genus Atriplex

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Noun1.genus Atriplex - orachgenus Atriplex - orach; saltbush                      
Atriplex
caryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
Chenopodiaceae, family Chenopodiaceae, goosefoot family - includes spinach and beets
orach, orache - any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes
saltbush - any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil
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In another, not yet published study of northern Chile's Atacama desert, one of the driest regions in the world, Friese and his coworkers report that the area's dominant shrubs, members of the genus Atriplex, are mycorrhizal.
Fungus: ally of desert, wetland plants by Science News
 
 
 
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