Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC.
(Spear-leaved Orache)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAtriplex prostrata (Spear-leaved Orache)
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 prostrata (Spear-leaved Orache) :
1: Atriplex prostrata (Spear-leaved Orache)
19 Sep 2014 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on face of low cliff
Image 1: Infructescence branchImage 2: Leaves - white backgroundImage 3: PlantImage 4: Plant (2)Image 5: Stalks and foliageImage 6: Bracteoles - enlarged - black backgroundImage 7: Fruiting bracteoles - enlargedImage 8: Fruiting bracteoles - enlarged (2)Image 9: Fruiting bracteoles - enlarged (3)Image 10: Fruiting bracteoles - enlarged (4)Image 11: Fruiting bracteoles - enlarged (5)Image 12: Fruiting bracteoles - enlarged - white backgroundImage 13: Fruiting branch portion with bracteoles - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 14: Seeds - inside bracteoles - highly enlarged - white background
2: Atriplex prostrata (Spear-leaved Orache)
16 Sep 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in semi-maritime vegetation
Image 1: Branches and leavesImage 2: Inflorescence branchImage 3: Inflorescence branchesImage 4: Inflorescence branches and leavesImage 5: Inflorescence branches and leaves (2)Image 6: Leaf - top surface - white backgroundImage 7: Leaf - underside - white backgroundImage 8: Leaf - under surface - white backgroundImage 9: Leaves - top surfaces - white backgroundImage 10: Leaves - under surfaces - white backgroundImage 11: PlantImage 12: Plant (2)Image 13: PlantsImage 14: Plants (2)Image 15: Branch stalk - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 16: Fruiting bracteoles - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 17: Fruiting bracteoles - magnified - black backgroundImage 18: Inflorescence clusters - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 19: Inflorescence clusters - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 20: Inflorescence clusters - close-up - enlarged - white background (3)Image 21: Inflorescence clusters - close-up - enlarged - white background (4)Image 22: Inflorescence clusters - close-up - enlarged - white background (5)Image 23: Inflorescence clusters on branch - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 24: Inflorescence clusters on branch - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 25: Inflorescence clusters on branch - close-up - enlarged - white background (3)Image 26: Leaf base - top surface - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 27: Leaf base - under surface - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 28: Leaf tip - top surface - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 29: Leaf tip - under surface - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 30: Leaf - under surface - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 31: Seeds - magnified - black background

Atriplex prostrata (Spear-leaved Orache) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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