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Definition of Atriplex hymenelytra
1. Noun. Handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atriplex Hymenelytra
Literary usage of Atriplex hymenelytra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1902)
"atriplex hymenelytra (Torr.) Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 9: 119.—The remarkable fruiting
bracts will not permit this species to be confused with any other. ..."
2. California Desert Trails by Joseph Smeaton Chase (1919)
"atriplex hymenelytra. Desert holly. A stiff, shrubby plant I or 2 feet high, with
whitish, holly-like leaves and inconspicuous flowers. ..."
3. The Death Valley Expedition: A Biological Survey of Parts of California by Albert Kenrick Fisher, Leonhard Stejneger, Charles Henry Gilbert, Charles Valentine Riley, Robert Edwards Carter Stearns, Clinton Hart Merriam, Theodore Sherman Palmer (1893)
"atriplex hymenelytra. This striking species, which grows on salty and alkaline
soil in the moran zone, is not widely distributed over the deserts of ..."
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