Common name:
Frosted orache
Family:
Scientific name:
Atriplex laciniata
Synonym:
Atriplex sabulosa
Main flower color:
Range:
Coastlines of all of the British Isles, except far north Scotland
Height:
Up to 30 cm; often prostrate
Habitat:
Margins of sandy beaches
Flowers:
Greenish-yellow, five-lobed, in dense, elongated clusters from the upper leaf nodes. Male flowers have five stamens, with white filaments and yellow anthers
Leaves:
Alternate, thick, triangular to diamond-shaped, lined by a few large, irregular teeth. Densely covered with mealy white hairs, as are the upper portions of the reddish stems
Season:
July to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
