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Atriplex portulacoides L.

sea purslane (Amaranthaceae)

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Synonym | Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen

The grey, rounded, unlobed leaves of Atriplex portulacoides distinguish it from all our other Atriplex species.

West Wittering (VC13: West Sussex); 2017-08-14

 sea purslane / Atriplex portulacoides: The grey, rounded, unlobed leaves of _Atriplex portulacoides_ distinguish it from all our other _Atriplex_ species.

The bracteoles around the fruit of Atriplex portulacoides are largely fused together, unlike the mostly-free bracteoles of the much rarer alien Atriplex halimus.

Llanfachraeth (VC52: Anglesey); 2015-10-10

 sea purslane / Atriplex portulacoides: The bracteoles around the fruit of _Atriplex portulacoides_ are largely fused together, unlike the mostly-free bracteoles of the much rarer alien _Atriplex halimus_.

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