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Allenrolfea occidentalis
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Iodine Bush
( Allenrolfea occidentalis )
Allenrolfea occidentalis
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About Iodine Bush (Allenrolfea occidentalis)
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Allenrolfea is a monotypic plant genus containing the single species
Allenrolfea occidentalis
, the iodinebush. This is a low-lying shrub of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in sandy, often salty, distinctly alkaline soils, such as desert washes and saline dry lakebeds. It is a common member of the alkali flat ecosystem. The knobby green stems are fleshy and appear jointed at the internodes between segments. Often the segments are so short they are nearly round. The leaves appear as flaky scales scattered across the surface of the stems. The genus was named for the English botanist Robert Allen Rolfe. The seeds of iodinebush have been used as food in North America in prehistory.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Shrub
Size
1 - 7 ft tall
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Nurseries
Carried by 1
Common uses
Hedges
Natural Setting
Site Type
Saline flats, bluffs
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 1.9" - 29.3", Summer Precipitation: 0.12" - 1.34", Coldest Month: 38.5" - 61.4", Hottest Month: 67.0" - 91.1", Humidity: 1.29" - 50.09", Elevation: -280" - 5442"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Iodinebush
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Allenrolfea occidentalis
Sources include:
Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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