This is an upright annual of waste ground and coastal places. It is distinguished from other Oraches by its arrow-shaped leaves which do not taper but have a square base. The plant which reaches to 70cm, has red-tinged stems and the flowers occur in short spikes from July to September. These flowers are greenish with a pink tinge and are borne in dense panicles, male and female on the same plant. This is a native plant, also known as Atriplex prostrate, which belongs to the Chenopodiaceae family.
My first record of this wildflower is in 2005 at Bishop's Quarter Rock, Co Clare and I photographed it on that occasion.
If you are satisfied you have correctly identified this plant, please submit your sighting to the National Biodiversity Data Centre
