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Atriplex longipes Drejer

long-stalked orache (Amaranthaceae)

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Atriplex longipes is a rare orache species, found among tall vegetation in the upper parts of salt marshes at sites scattered across the British Isles; its basal leaves are cuneate at the base.

Llanddona (VC52: Anglesey); 2020-08-10

 long-stalked orache / Atriplex longipes: _Atriplex longipes_ is a rare orache species, found among tall vegetation in the upper parts of salt marshes at sites scattered across the British Isles; its basal leaves are cuneate at the base.

The most distinctive feature of Atriplex longipes is that some of the fruits are surrounded by elongated and pedicellate bracteoles.

Llanddona (VC52: Anglesey); 2020-08-10

 long-stalked orache / Atriplex longipes: The most distinctive feature of _Atriplex longipes_ is that some of the fruits are surrounded by elongated and pedicellate bracteoles.

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