Sea-Purslane

Atriplex portulacoides

''Atriplex portulacoides'' or sea purslane is a small greyish-green shrub widely distributed in temperate Eurasia and parts of Africa. A halophyte, it is found in salt marshes and coastal dunes, and is usually flooded at high tide.
Sea purslane (Atriplex portulacoides) Flowering sea purslane (Atriplex portulacoides) growing on the mud flats in the Wadden Sea. Syn: Halimione portulacoides. Wikipedia uses this as the primary name; the Dutch flora (Heukels' Flora van Nederland, 24th edition) puts the sea purslane under the genus Atriplex. Atriplex portulacoides,Geotagged,Halimione portulacoides,Netherlands,Summer,flora

Appearance

The plant grows to 75 cm. It is evergreen, and in northern temperate climates it flowers from July to September. The flowers are monoecious and are pollinated by wind.
Sea purslane (Atriplex portulacoides) Flowering sea purslane (Atriplex portulacoides) growing on the mud flats in the Wadden Sea. Syn: Halimione portulacoides. Wikipedia uses this as the primary name; the Dutch flora (Heukels' Flora van Nederland, 24th edition) puts the sea purslane under the genus Atriplex. Atriplex portulacoides,Geotagged,Halimione portulacoides,Netherlands,Summer,flora

Distribution

''Atriplex portulacoides'' occurs at the sea shores of western and southern Europe, and from the Mediterranean Sea to western Asia.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusAtriplex
SpeciesA. portulacoides
Photographed in
Belgium
Netherlands