Atriplex littoralis
Appearance
Atriplex littoralis | |
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Flowering twig | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Atriplex |
Species: | A. littoralis
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Binomial name | |
Atriplex littoralis | |
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Atriplex littoralis, the grassleaf orache[1] or grass-leaved orache[2] (/ˈɒrətʃ/;[3] also spelled orach) is a species of shrub in the family Amaranthaceae. It is 70–80 cm high and grows along beaches in many places in the world. It has narrow leaves and grey-green color. In northern Europe it has flowers from July until September.
References
- ^ Natural Resources Canada
- ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "orache". Oxford English Dictionary third edition. Oxford University Press. June 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2018.