Grassleaf orache

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Grassleaf orache
Flowering twig
Flowering twig
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Atriplex
Species: A. littoralis
Binomial name
Atriplex littoralis

Grassleaf orache (Atriplex littoralis L. or Atriplex marina L.)[1] is a species of shrub in the Amaranthaceae family. It is 70-80 cm high and grows along beaches many places in the world. It has narrow leaves and grey-green color. In northern Europe it has flowers from July until September.

[edit] References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: