Chenopodiaceae
Grass-leaved orache
Atriplex littoralis
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Atriplex
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- رغل بحري, قطف بحري
- Danish
- Strandmælde
- English
- Grass-leaved orache, Grassleaf orache
- French
- Arroche des rivages, Arroche du littoral, Arroche littorale
- German
- Schizotheca littoralis, Strandmelde
- Italian
- Atriplice litorale
- Spanish
- Schizotheca littoralis
Synonyms
- Atriplex hastata subsp. littoralis (L.) S.Pons
- Atriplex hastata var. littoralis (L.) Farw.
- Atriplex littoralis var. japonica Koidz.
- Atriplex marina L.
- Atriplex maritima Pall.
- Atriplex patula subsp. litoralis (L.) H.M.Hall & Clem.
- Atriplex patula var. littoralis (L.) A.Gray
- Atriplex salicina Pall.
- Atriplex salina Siev.
- Atriplex serrata Huds.
- Atriplex subcordata var. japonica (Koidz.) Honda
- Atriplex sulcata Michx. ex Schult.
- Chenopodium littorale (L.) Thunb.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Duncan Brooks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Katrin Simon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Richard Fuller, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: MPF, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stephen James McWilliam, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 09:26, 18 November 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.