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Atriplex hortensis L.

garden orache (Amaranthaceae)

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Atriplex hortensis used to be cultivated as a vegetable, but is now more prized for its deep maroon leaves; it often occurs as a throw-out or bird-seed alien.

Holton le Moor (VC54: North Lincolnshire); 2024-07-20

 garden orache / Atriplex hortensis: _Atriplex hortensis_ used to be cultivated as a vegetable, but is now more prized for its deep maroon leaves; it often occurs as a throw-out or bird-seed alien.

Not all flowers of Atriplex hortensis have bracteoles; where present, they are papery and unlobed.

Holton le Moor (VC54: North Lincolnshire); 2024-07-20

 garden orache / Atriplex hortensis: Not all flowers of _Atriplex hortensis_ have bracteoles; where present, they are papery and unlobed.

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