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Herbarium specimen: Atriplex prostrata

Taxon:Chenopodiaceae: Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC. ("Spear-leaved Orache")
Other name:Chenopodiaceae: Atriplex hastata sensu L.(1754), non L.(1753)
Filed in taxon folder:Chenopodiaceae: Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC. ("Spear-leaved Orache")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:15/10/1930
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, River Avon, ST57, Avon bank among rocks, just below high tide; about 1/4 mile N of the Suspension Bridge
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Atriplex prostrata herbarium specimen from River Avon, VC6 North Somerset in 1930 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:very robust & fleshy, up to 3 feet high
Filing note:A. hastata ??

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Documented by oldnick on 8th September 2010.

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