Atriplex portulacoides L.
(Sea Purslane, Sea-purslane)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAtriplex portulacoides (Sea Purslane, Sea-purslane)
GenusAtriplex (oraches)
FamilyAMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Atriplex portulacoides (Sea Purslane, Sea-purslane) :
1: Atriplex portulacoides (Sea Purslane, Sea-purslane)
9 Aug 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
bank at side of tidal inlet
Image 1: FoliageImage 2: Foliage (2)Image 3: Inflorescence - white backgroundImage 4: Inflorescence - white background (2)Image 5: Plant - close-upImage 6: Plant - close-up (2)Image 7: Plants - close-upImage 8: Plants - close-up (2)Image 9: Plants in habitatImage 10: Plants in habitat (2)Image 11: Plants in habitat (3)Image 12: Plants in habitat (4)Image 13: Inflorescence - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 14: Inflorescence - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 15: Inflorescence - close-up - enlarged - white background (3)Image 16: Inflorescence - close-up - enlarged - white background (4)
2: Atriplex portulacoides (Sea Purslane, Sea-purslane)
28 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Sea Purslane bedsImage 2: Sea Purslane beds (2)Image 3: Sea Purslane beds (3)Image 4: Sea Purslane - long shotImage 5: Sea Purslane - medium shot
3: Atriplex portulacoides (Sea Purslane, Sea-purslane)
11 Sep 2003 OSGR: SW97 50° 30’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
on saltmarsh
Image 1: Flowering shootsImage 2: InfructescenceImage 3: Infructescence (2)Image 4: Infructescence (3)Image 5: Infructescence (4)Image 6: Infructescence (5)Image 7: Leaves on stemImage 8: Leaves - upper and lower surfacesImage 9: Plant - in situImage 10: Plant - in situ (2)Image 11: Bracteoles - magnifiedImage 12: Bracteoles - magnified (2)Image 13: Bracteoles - magnified (3)Image 14: Bracteoles - magnified (4)Image 15: Bracteoles - magnified (5)Image 16: Bracteoles - opened - magnifiedImage 17: Bracteoles - opened - magnified (2)Image 18: Leaf - top surface - magnifiedImage 19: Leaf - under surface - magnified
4: Atriplex portulacoides (Sea Purslane, Sea-purslane)
24 Jun 2002 OSGR: SY58 50° 40’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Close-upImage 2: Close-up (2)Image 3: LeavesImage 4: Plant - en masse

Atriplex portulacoides (Sea Purslane, Sea-purslane) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Atriplex portulacoides (Sea Purslane, Sea-purslane)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 15 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Atriplex portulacoides (Sea Purslane, Sea-purslane)
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