Inflorescence; Halle, Germany; 9/2010 © Julia Roeser
Fruits and seeds; Halle, Germany; 9/2010 © Julia Roeser
Leaf; Halle, Germany; 9/2010 © Julia Roeser
Habit; Halle, Germany; 9/2010 © Julia Roeser
Identifier: 2332 Date of entry: 11.11.2014 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Glossy-leaved orache
German: Glanz-Melde
Kingdom: Plantae (2713)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2628)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2216)
Order: Caryophyllales (114)
Family: Amaranthaceae (17)(family description)
Genus: Atriplex (2)
Epithet: sagittata Borkh. (1)
sagittata => possessing or resembling an arrow
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green, beige
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