''Atriplex paludosa'' subsp. ''baudinii'' is subspecies of ''
Atriplex paludosa
''Atriplex paludosa'', commonly known as marsh saltbush, is a species of saltbush endemic to Australia.
Description
It grows as an erect shrub up to a metre high. Leaves are oval in shape, one to four centimetres long, and 2 to 15 millimetres w ...
'' (marsh saltbush) that is endemic to
Western Australia.
Description
It grows as an erect shrub up to a metre high. Leaves are oval in shape, one to four centimetres long, 2 to 15 millimetres wide, and scaly all over.
Taxonomy
It was first published as ''Atriplex paludosa'' var. ''Baudini'' by
Alfred Moquin-Tandon
Christian Horace Benedict Alfred Moquin-Tandon (7 May 1804 – 15 April 1863) was a French naturalist and doctor.
Moquin-Tandon was professor of zoology at Marseille from 1829 until 1833, when he was appointed professor of botany and director of ...
in 1849, based on specimens collected by during the
Baudin expedition
The Baudin expedition of 1800 to 1803 was a French expedition to map the coast of New Holland (now Australia). Nicolas Baudin was selected as leader in October 1800. The expedition started with two ships, '' Géographe'', captained by Baudin, and ...
. The orthography of ''Baudini'' was later altered to ''baudinii''.
At the same time, Moquin-Tandon published ''Atriplex drummondii'', based on specimens collected by
James Drummond, but the latter name is now considered a taxonomic synonym of the former.
In 1938,