Atriplex littoralis

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Atriplex littoralis
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Flowering twig
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Atriplex
Species:
A. littoralis
Binomial name
Atriplex littoralis
Synonyms
  • Atriplex marina L.

Atriplex littoralis, the grassleaf orache[1] or grass-leaved orache[2] (/ˈɒrə/;[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[]

  1. ^ Natural Resources Canada
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ "orache". Oxford English Dictionary third edition. Oxford University Press. June 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2018.


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