Grayia spinosa
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64401ec00619f053488947 |
| Scientific name | Grayia spinosa |
| Authority | (Hook.) Moq. |
| First published in | Prodr. 13(2): 119 (1849) |
Description Top
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Grayia spinosa, also known as hop sage or spiny hop sage, is a small, multibranched shrub that is part of the flowering plant family Amaranthaceae. It is found in various desert and mountain habitats across the Western United States. The plant has reddish-brown stems with spiny branches and oval-shaped green leaves. It is dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers are found on separate plants. The female flowers are surrounded by bracteoles and develop into colorful, wing-like structures in the spring. The plant is evergreen in some regions but sheds its leaves and flowers in the summer in hot or dry areas. Grayia spinosa is native to several states in the Western US and can be found in dry, alkaline soils in sagebrush, shadscale, or creosote bush communities. It was first described in 1838 and has since been classified under the genus Grayia.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Atriplex grayi | Collotzi ex W.A.Weber | Phytologia 58: 383 (1985) |
| Atriplex spinosa | Collotzi ex C.L.Hitchc. | Fl. Pacif. Northw. 94. 1973 |
| Chenopodium spinosum | Hook. | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 127 (1838) |
| Grayia polygaloides | Hook. & Arn. | Bot. Beechey Voy. : 387 (1840) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | hopsage |
| English | spiny hopsage |
| English | hop sage |
| German | eremosemium spinosum |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment. |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000708811 |
| USDA Plants | GRSP |
| Tropicos | 7200665 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1149624-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-2831970 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 291782 |
| Observations.org | 269280 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 46100 |
| Nature Serve | 2.153960 |
| IPNI | 1149624-2 |
| iNaturalist | 58128 |
| GBIF | 5383933 |
| Freebase | /m/0w7q4yw |
| FEIS | plants/shrub/graspi |
| EOL | 585756 |
| Elurikkus | 532434 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 3955 |
| USDA GRIN | 316892 |
| Wikipedia | Grayia_spinosa |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |