| Atriplex longipes Drejer | |
| Publ. & Syn. | Drejer, Fl. Excurs. Hafn.: 107 (1838). Lectotype (C): Denmark: Sjælland, København, Flaskekroen, leg. S. Drejer (Gustafsson 1976: 15). - Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC. var. longipes (Drejer) Meijden, Gorteria 11: 119 (1982). |
| Notes | Gustafsson (1976) accepted two races of Atriplex longipes: subsp. longipes mainly in southern and central Scandinavia and subsp. praecox as more northern and amphi-Atlantic. The latter is often accepted as species, see below. |
| Chromosomes | 18 (2x). - Europe (N, W), Canada (E). - Numerous reports. Not included: Welsh (2003) accepted both 2n = 18 and 36 for this species. We do not known the primary source(s) behind the report of a tetraploid number. The main tetraploid species in temperate to northern regions is the widespread, mainly non-littoral, and rather different A. patula L. (see Casual and Excluded taxa). |
| Geography | Amphi-Atlantic. |
| Parent taxon | Atriplex L. |
| Child taxa |
Atriplex longipes subsp. praecox (Hülph.) Turesson |
| PAF ID | 430204 |