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Herbarium specimen: Atriplex patula

Taxon:Chenopodiaceae: Atriplex patula L. ("Common Orache")
Filed in taxon folder:Chenopodiaceae: Atriplex patula L. ("Common Orache")
Collection date:13/9/1881
Locality:Great Britain, VC37 Worcestershire, Malvern, SO84, Waste ground, where cinders from the railway had been cast away.
ex herb:Mr Frederick Townsend
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Atriplex patula herbarium specimen from Malvern, VC37 Worcestershire in 1881.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:On this ground a plant of A. deltoides measured 21 feet in circumf. and the dense foliage completely hid the soil.
Filing note:Atriplex patula var linearis or bracteata

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Documented by johned on 8th December 2013.

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