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Allenrolfea occidentalis, the
iodine bush, is a low-lying
shrub of the
Southwestern United States, California, Idaho, and
northern Mexico. It
grows in...
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Allenrolfea is a
genus of
shrubs in the
family Amaranthaceae. The
genus was
named for the
English botanist Robert Allen Rolfe.
There are
three species...
- types.
Halophytes that grow in and
around alkali sinks:
Iodine Bush -
Allenrolfea occidentalis Bush
Seepweed /
Inkweed -
Suaeda moquinii Desert Saltgr****...
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Polycnemoideae Hemichroa, Nitrophila, Polycnemum,
Surreya Salicornioideae Allenrolfea,
Arthrocaulon (split from Arthrocnemum),
Arthroceras (split from Arthrocnemum)...
- lineages. Kalidium, the Halocnemum/Halostachys-lineage, Halopeplis, and the
Allenrolfea/Heterostachys-lineage were
branching off early.
Later developed the...
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placed in the
genera Allenrolfea and Heterostachys, as follows:
Spirostachys occidentalis (S. Watson) S.
Watson 1874, now
Allenrolfea occidentalis (S.Watson)...
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alongside other halophytes including spiny rush (Juncus acutus),
iodinebush (
Allenrolfea occidentalis), and
pickleweed (Salicornia sp.).
Genetic and morphological...
- The
specific name
allenrolfeae refers to the species' sole host
plant Allenrolfea occidentalis, or
iodine bush. Nelson, G. H. (2000). "A
revision of the...
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Prominent plant species include alkali heath (Frankenia salina),
iodinebush (
Allenrolfea occidentalis), saltgr**** (Distichlis ****ata), and
pickleweed (Salicornia...
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Baccharis salicifolia,
Tessaria dodonaefolia,
Suaeda divaricata and
Allenrolfea ****ta.
Several endemic species have
evolved in
isolation since the...
